✍️ By Rahul Goyal · Chandigarh Life · Updated 22 October 2026
Quick answer: Panchkula’s Ravan Dahan is held at the Dusshera Ground in Sector 5, also called the Shalimar Ground. On Dussehra, Tuesday, 20 October 2026, a 221-ft Ravan, billed as the tallest in the tricity, was burnt there. That is the name Google Maps uses: Dusshera Ground Panchkula, Sector 5, Panchkula 134109. Dussehra 2027 is on Saturday, 9 October; the committee sets the burning time. Looking for the city’s grounds? See Dussehra in Chandigarh.
Every 2026 festival date, with its weekday and whether it is a holiday in Chandigarh, is in our Chandigarh festival calendar.
| At a glance | |
|---|---|
| Where | Dusshera Ground, Sector 5, Panchkula, Haryana 134109 (Google Maps name) |
| Date | Tuesday, 20 October 2026 (Dussehra, Vijayadashami) |
| Dashami tithi | Begins 12:50 PM on 20 October, ends 2:11 PM on 21 October, calculated for Chandigarh |
| Vijay Muhurat | 2:00 PM to 2:46 PM, calculated for Chandigarh |
| 2026 | A 221-ft Ravan was burnt on 20 October, organised by the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Dussehra Committee and Shri Adarsh Ramlila Dramatic Club (press reports) |
| Traffic | Panchkula Traffic Police 0172-2561900, and facebook.com/cppanchkula |
| Next year | Saturday, 9 October 2027 |
Where the ground is and what Maps calls it
Google Maps lists the fairground as Dusshera Ground Panchkula, plus code PV22+8FH, Sector 5, Panchkula, Haryana 134109. Type it with that spelling. Some people search for Shalimar Ground instead: a Google Maps search for that name returns the same Dusshera Ground listing first, then a cricket ground, then Shalimar Mega Mall at Geeta Chowk. Our own video of the event from 2025 is titled with Shalimar Ground, Sector 5, Panchkula.
What is confirmed and what is not
Confirmed: the date, the ground and its sector, and the tithi times in the table. For 2026, The Tribune, UNI and other papers all reported a 221-ft Ravan at the ground, and UNI reported on 20 October that it was set ablaze amid fireworks in front of thousands of people from across the tricity. The organisers did not publish a programme, start time or parking plan that we could find.
We have posted videos from this ground in October 2024 and October 2025 (below), so this is a regular venue and not a new one. If you need the time before you leave home, ask the organising committee. We will add the 2027 programme if the committee publishes one.
How tall is Panchkula’s Ravan?
The Ravan at the Sector 5 ground is usually billed as the tallest in the tricity, and our own videos from the ground in 2024 and 2025 show how it towers over the fairground. There is no official ranking, though. The committee decides the height each year, so a figure from one year tells you little about the next.
These are figures reported in the press, not heights we have confirmed. The Tribune reported on 2 October 2025 that the Ravan burnt that year was 180 ft tall (the headline says 181 ft), with Meghnad and Kumbhkaran at 100 ft each, and called it the tallest in the tricity. The report names the organisers as the Mata Mansa Devi Charitable Trust and the Adarsh Ramlila Committee, says a team of artisans from Uttar Pradesh led by Mohammad Usman built the effigies, and quotes the organisers planning an even taller 250-ft effigy for 2026. The report places the ground in Sector 2; Google Maps and our own videos put it in Sector 5.
The 250-ft plan did not happen: the 2026 Ravan was 221 ft, as The Tribune and UNI reported and as our own video from the ground shows. For scale, Wikipedia notes that Tajendar Singh Chouhan of Barara, in Ambala district, is in the Limca Book of Records for the world’s tallest Ravana effigy, which reached 210 ft in 2016.
Ravan Dahan and the Ramlila
Dussehra marks Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana and, in some traditions, Durga’s victory over Mahishasura. Wikipedia notes that across northern India the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnath are burnt on bonfires in the evening, at the close of the Ramlila season. The Vijay Muhurat above, 2:00 PM to 2:46 PM, is the auspicious window on the afternoon of Dussehra; the burning itself is an evening event and its time is set by the committee. We have posted a Ram Leela video from Sector 5, Panchkula (October 2024) and a women’s Ram Leela video from Zirakpur (September 2024).
Getting there and traffic
Panchkula Traffic Police asks people with a traffic problem or complaint to call 0172-2561900, and it runs a Facebook page at facebook.com/cppanchkula. If you are driving in from Chandigarh, the Chandigarh Traffic Police helpline is 1073. Ask about diversions before you leave; we found no Panchkula traffic plan published online for 2026.
🎥 Watch: On Chandigarh Life
From our channel: the 221-ft Ravan burning on 20 October 2026, Dussehra at Sector 5 in October 2025 and October 2024, and a Ram Leela at the same sector in October 2024.
Panchkula and the tricity around Dussehra
- Dussehra in Chandigarh: the Ramleela and Dussehra grounds by sector, and the Chandigarh helpline.
- Ram Leela in Chandigarh: the older committees and when the shows start.
- Mansa Devi Temple, Panchkula and Chandi Mata Mandir: the Panchkula temples for Navratri, which ran from 11 to 20 October in 2026.
- Best places to visit for Navratri and dandiya and garba nights.
- Diwali in Chandigarh, on Sunday, 8 November, and the full Chandigarh festival calendar.
FAQs
Where is the Dussehra ground in Panchkula?
It is the Dusshera Ground in Sector 5, Panchkula, Haryana 134109, which is the name Google Maps uses.
When was Ravan Dahan in Panchkula in 2026?
On Dussehra, Tuesday, 20 October 2026, when a 221-ft Ravan was burnt at the Sector 5 ground. Dussehra 2027 is on Saturday, 9 October; the committee fixes the burning time.
How tall was the Ravan in Panchkula in 2026?
221 ft, as reported by The Tribune and UNI. In 2025 The Tribune reported a 180-ft Ravan, with 100-ft Meghnad and Kumbhkaran. These are press figures; the committee has published no official height.
Is the Dusshera Ground the same as Shalimar Ground?
A Google Maps search for Shalimar Ground Panchkula returns the Dusshera Ground Panchkula listing first, in Sector 5. Our own 2025 video of the event also uses the Shalimar Ground name.
Which number do I call about traffic in Panchkula?
Panchkula Police lists 0172-2561900 for traffic problems or complaints.
When is Dussehra in 2027?
Saturday, 9 October 2027, calculated for Chandigarh.
Where are the Dussehra grounds in Chandigarh?
The Chandigarh Estate Office lists grounds named for Ramleela or Dussehra in several sectors. See our guide to Dussehra in Chandigarh.
Sources
Dussehra 2026 at the Sector 5 ground: The Tribune, 20 October 2026, and UNI, 20 October 2026 (the 221-ft Ravan, the organisers and the burning).
- Chandigarh Administration Home Department holiday notification for 2026
- Drik Panchang, Vijayadashami 2026 for Chandigarh
- Drik Panchang, Vijayadashami 2027 for Chandigarh
- Google Maps, Dusshera Ground Panchkula
- Google Maps, search for Shalimar Ground Panchkula
- Panchkula Police, traffic overview
- Chandigarh Traffic Police
- Wikipedia, Vijayadashami
- Wikipedia, Barara (the Limca-listed 210-ft effigy)
- The Tribune, 2 October 2025: a press report, cited for the effigy heights only
The facts added to this page on 20 September 2026 were checked against the sources above; the effigy section was added on 26 September 2026.
