<h1>233-foot effigy burned at mass Dussehra event raises public safety, permitting, and liability concerns over large temporary structures</h1> A 233-foot effigy of a mythological antagonist was burned at a large public Dussehra event in Kota, certified by regional record bodies as the tallest such structure. The ceremony, opened by senior government officials, included two 60-foot adjacent effigies and was constructed over four months by a 25-person artisan team using substantial steel, fiberglass, bamboo and rope. Authorities highlighted recent GST reductions to a 5% slab for handicrafts to support artisans. The report notes mass attendance and heavy construction materials, implicating public-safety, permitting, and event-liability considerations inherent in large-scale temporary structures and pyrotechnic displays.