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| Ram-Ravan battle starts | | Ram Lila in Rajouri | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Oct 11: Along with the whole India, Hindus in Rajouri strated Ramlila-a play giving detailed account of ten day battle between Lord Ram and Ravan, as described in the Hindu religious epic, the Ramayana.
In Rajouri, Ramlila was inaugurated by Swami Vishwaatma Nand Saraswati from Ramlila groung where thousands of devotees had assembled to watch the opening of the religious event. The programme witnessed cooperation from Muslim community as they offered Auqaf Islamia ground for the artists to prepare themselves for the holy play.
According to Hindu scholars present in the function, Ramlila is a tradition that originated from the Indian subcontinent, the play is staged annually often over ten or more successive nights, during the auspicious period of 'Sharad Navratras', which marks the commencement of the Autumn festive period, starting with the Dussehra festival. Usually the performances are timed to culminate on the festival of Vijayadashami day, that commemorates the victory of Lord Ram over demon king Ravana, when the actors are taken out in a procession through the city, leading up to a mela ground or town square, where the enactment of the final battle takes place, before giant effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakaran and son Meghanath are set fire, and coronation or abhisheka of Rama takes place, marking the culmination of festivities and restoration of the divine order.
Hindu scholar belives that Rama is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu and central figure of the Ramayana. The Ramayana is based on the life, times and values of Lord Rama who is called the Maryada Purushottam or 'The best among the dignified'. They added that the story of Lord Rama and his comrades is so popular in India that it has actually amalgamated the psyche of the Indian mainstream irrespective of their religion. The very story of Ramayana injects ethics to the Indian mainstream.
A Hindu scholar Thankur Kamal Singh said that Ramlila has received considerable global attention, especially due to its diverse representation throughout the globe, especially amongst the Indian diaspora community, and regions where Hinduism has spread over the centuries, like Africa and several South East Asian countries. UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of Ramlila a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.
It is pertinent to mention here that Govt. of India and IGNCA produced a two hour documentary, titled "Ramlila
Historically it is believed that first Ramlila shows were staged by Megha Bhagat, one of the disciples of Tulsidas, the author of Ramacharitamanas in about 1625 AD, though there are some evidence of its existence in some form before the creation of this version as well.
Some scholars believe its first appearance somewhere between 1200 and 1500 AD. Later during in the time of Mughal emperor Akbar, according to some, Akbar is said to have watched a performance.
Krishna Das Kaviraj mentions in his 16th century hagiography of saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1533), Chaitanya Charitamrita, that once he got carried away while performing the character of Hanuman at a play in Puri, thus proving the existence of Ramayana plays, before the Ramcharitamanas appeared.
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