Cyber crackers, Mobile Ravan Dahan and a Virtual Dussehra

Company Brief

New Delhi, October 07, 2008

Too busy to catch Ravana Dahan? Worried about pollution and dust? Tense about terrorist threats? Then, you have an option - blast off virtually this Dussehra and enjoy the spirit of the festival in a safe, green zone.

This festival season, online and mobile users have an extra edge – they can burst e-crackers and burn effigies on their PC and mobile phones. Webdunia ushers in the spirit of Dussehra – good triumphing over evil – while the computer users can play a fun-filled game based on Ravana Dahan, the mobile users can download an application.

Not only is it a safer and convenient way to celebrate Dussehra, it's also a green way. The eco-friendly game strengthens Webdunia's 'go green' campaign as without bursting a single cracker, online users can burn Ravana's effigies by simply logging on to www.games.webdunia.com.

The GPRS-enabled mobile users can log on to wap.webdunia.com to reach the Ravana Dahan icon. The application can be downloaded free of cost on mobile phones. The game keeps the spirit of the season by allowing users to shoot arrows at demons. Once all the side-kicks are demolished, they get a chance to unleash their virtual firepower on mighty Ravana himself.

Some nifty finger work is needed as you need to shoot thrice at Ravana's stomach to kill him within 60 seconds even as Lord Rama has to be protected from attacks by other demons. A score card helps you keep tabs on how strong a demon slayer you are.

For a special divine experience, mobile phone users can also check out the Lakshmi Poojan application on wap.webdunia.com. The application works on Java enabled mobile phones and can be downloaded free from http://wap.webdunia.com. Lakshmi Poojan is also available on the Webdunia.com. Users will also be able to offer Aarti to the Goddess Lakshmi on their computers.

The cyber world promises to fire your imagination all the way up to Diwali, with eco-friendly crackers in all shapes and sizes. Children can light up rockets, sparklers and bombs virtually without parents watching over them anxiously. What's more, the fireworks can continue for an unlimited period. The exciting range of fireworks can be burst by logging on to Webdunia.com on its Religion channel under Virtual Pooja and Online eCrackers.

There's no end to what you can do this Dussehra in cyber world from sending e-greetings to celebrating the festival virtually. Recently, Webdunia had offered users a choice of sending e-greetings in 9 Indian languages. E-greetings are a convenient, reliable, creative and climate friendly way of wishing people on a special occasion.

For further information, please contact:

Webdunia

Sanjiv Kataria

E-mail: sanjiv.kataria@webdunia.com

Mobile: 98100 48095