Patna, Oct. 9 -- The turnout at the historic Gandhi Maidan which has been the venue for 'Ravana Vadha' since ages was thinner than usual, understandably because of the destruction wrought upon the city by heavy rainfall that has left many localities waterlogged.Nevertheless, the chief minister flanked by senior political figures like Assembly speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and state Congress president and MLC Madan Mohan Jha took to the dais and kicked off the ceremony by lighting lamps.After rendition of songs and performance of dances depicting the epic battle in which the ten-headed monster was slain by Ram and his army, the cutouts laden with firecrackers burst into flames amidst chants in praise of the king of Ayodhya who took on the ...