Preparations for Dussehra and Ramlila have started in the capital. This time the Dussehra committee has decided to organize ‘Ravan Vadh’ program with great pomp. On the occasion of Vijayadashami, Ravana killing ceremony will be organized at Gandhi Maidan. The special thing this time will be that Ravana will be seen in South Indian attire. At the same time, preparations for Ramlila are going on in Kalidas Rangalaya. It will be staged by the artists of Bihar Art Theatre. The artists participating in this were seen rehearsing the characters of Ramleela in Kalidas Rangalaya. Presenting on Ramlila and preparations for killing Ravana Report by Subodh Kumar Nandan and Juhi Smita.
Preparations for the killing of Ravana to be held at the historic Gandhi Maidan have begun. On the day of Vijayadashami, on 24th October, at 4 pm, the golden Lanka will burn in smoke. The mischievous and evil Lankan ruler Ravana and his arrogance will come to an end. The work of making an effigy for the killing of Ravana has started. Shri Ramlila Mahotsav and Ravana Vadh Ceremony Committee Trustee Chairman Kamal Nopani said that preparations for this grand event start about 25 days before Dussehra. The responsibility of making effigies and firecrackers related to the killing of Ravana has been given to Mohammad Afsar and Mohammad Amar, who have been fulfilling this responsibility for the last 20 years.
Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbhakarna will be waterproof
Kamal Nopani told that this time the height of Ravana will be 70 feet, Meghnath will be 65 feet and Kumbhakarna will be 60 feet high. All of them will be seen in South Indian attire. Also, the face of the effigy will be on both sides. This time, cruelty will be seen on Ravana’s face and mouth opening and closing again and again. This time Ashok Vatika will be two storeyed. Two dozen gatekeepers will be posted at its gate. As far as fireworks are concerned, it will be eco-friendly. This time all the effigies will be waterproof.
Procession will start from Naga Baba Thakurbari
Patron of the committee, Jagjivan Singh said that preparations for this grand event start about 25 days before Dussehra. The entire event costs approximately Rs 15 lakh. The government arranges for the fencing and administration of the venue. A procession is taken out from Naga Baba Thakurbari located at Kadamkuan. Same thing will happen this time also. The procession dressed up with Lord Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman, Jaymant, Sugriva and the monkey army will reach Gandhi Maidan by 4 pm via various routes. After this, Ram will kill Ravana and Kumbhakarna. And Lakshman will kill Meghnath.
Bakshi Ram and Mohan Lal Gandhi had formed the committee
Senior members of the committee, Raj Kishore Narayan and TR Gandhi said that Ravana slaughter was organized for the first time in the year 1955. For this, Bakshi Ram Gandhi and Mohan Lal Gandhi together formed the Dussehra Committee in the year 1954. It included PK Kochhar, Radha Krishna Malhotra, Mission Das Sachdeva, TR Mehta and Ramnath Sahni. Nearly ten thousand people from Patna and surrounding areas gathered at Gandhi Maidan to witness the first killing of Ravana.
Ram’s birth to Ravana’s killing will be shown with live music.
Dussehra means Ramlila and killing of Ravana. Ramayana is staged every year by Bihar Art Theater at Kalidas Rangalaya located at Gandhi Maidan. This is being staged by the organization from the year 2021. 80 artists from Mumbai and Patna are participating in it. The play has been directed by the organization’s general secretary Kumar Abhishek Ranjan. Kumar Abhishek told that in this play, the entire ‘Ramayana’ will be displayed before the audience from the birth of Lord Ram to the killing of Ravana. This time special work is being done on live music, lighting, set design and costumes of the artists. The staging of Ramlila will also be streamed online.
For the first time all the artists will perform in Dhanbad also
On the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, a grand Dussehra festival is being organized in New Town Hall in Dhanbad. The staging of the play ‘Ramayana’ will be most special for the audience in this festival. It is being staged by Bihar Art Theatre, Patna. Whose presentation will be on 21st October (Maha Saptami). Next year it will be staged in the US.
All the artists have been practicing for the last one and a half month.
Ramayana is a mythological story, which is related to the emotions of the people. In such a situation, before its staging, all the actors start practicing one and a half months in advance. Along with dialogue delivery, their expressions and movements are all worked on. This staging continues for three to three and a half hours continuously, in such a situation the responsibility of the artists increases. All the artists practice daily in the evening at Kalidas Rangalaya.
Who are the characters of Ram, Sita and Ravana?
Ramlila reflects our style of life. It is very difficult to play the character of Ram, but I am constantly trying to bring his life situation within myself. I am trying to bring within myself the patience with which he remained even after 14 years of exile. I have been playing the character of Ram for the last three years.- Raj Patel, artist
I have read Ramayana many times to understand the character of Sita. Every time I play this character, I read Ramayana. The reason for this is that it is connected with the sentiments of the people. In such a situation, I take special care to ensure that there are no shortcomings during acting. Presently practice is going on daily in Kalidas. , Ujjwala Ganguly, artist
Ravana’s specialty is his voice. I am going to play the character of Ravana for the third time. This is a challenging character, in which special work has to be done on getup, voice, movements and dialogue delivery. Every time I play this character, I get to do something new. , Rajiv Pandey, artist