Kailash Temple

The unique temple in Kanpur, known as Kailash Temple, is built in the honour of the King of Demons “Ravana”. Fascinatingly, when across the nation, effigies of Ravana are being set on fire across hundreds of Dussehra foundation; hordes of devotees are seen swarming the premises of this temple within minutes of its opening. The whole area reverberates with chants of “Ravana Baba Namah” from morning till evening on Dussehra. A special puja is offered to Ravana on the occasion and the temple is shut after 12 hours until the Dussehra the following year. Ramayana have mentioned that Ravana was similar to Rama in conditions of intelligence, power and devotion. Since Ravana was a Shivabhakt, his temple attracts a enormous number of devotees who don’t look upon him as a unenthusiastic figure and feel that his good side should be emphasized. Maybe, that’s the reason why Ravana comes crossways as a brave man to them and they adoration him while praying for his welfare. Having said that, since the idea of worshipping Ravana in his own temple is in itself an astonishing fact, a bunch of curious visitors also throng the premises every year to get a glimpse of the Ravana idol and the uniqueness of the strange temple.