OCTOBER 02, 2011 By Girish Kumar Dubey
Prisoners in Varanasi city of India's northern Uttar Pradesh state staged a play re-enacting the life of Hindu god, Lord Rama.
Speaking to mediapersons, Jaiveer Upadhyaya, who is a prisoner and performed the role of Lord Rama, highlighted the importance of Ramlila (re-enactment of the life of Lord Rama) in real life.
"Through the organisation of Ramlila (Story of Hindu god Rama) like programmes, the mental and physical stress of the prisoners gets reduced. We have gained a lot from it. And the main thing is that whatever we had read about Lord Rama, Lord Laxman and goddess Sita (wife of Lord Rama), we should carry those morals in our daily lives and we will try learning them," said Upadhyaya.
The prisoners of the Central Jail of the city wore colourful costumes and performed the roles of diverse characters from the epic Ramayana, the oldest epic, which is based on the life, times and moral values of Lord Rama. Rama is considered as 'Maryada Purushottam' (the best among the dignified).
Lord Rama is the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu and the central character of age-old epic 'Ramayana'.
Prisoners in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state stage a play enacting the life of Hindu god, Lord Rama.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL
VARANASI, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (OCTOBER 02, 2011) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (ANI-NO ACCESS BBC)
1. A BANNER READING 'RAMLILA MAHOTSAVA, 2011'(RAMLILA FESTIVAL, 2011)
2. ARTISTS PREPARING FOR THE PLAY AND PUTTING ON MAKE-UP
3. PRISONERS WEARING DIFFERENT COSTUMES
4. A PRISONER WEARING A TEN-HEADED CROWN, STANDING
5. TWO PRISONERS IN THE OUTFIT OF HINDU LORD RAMA AND LAXMAN, WALKING
6. MEN PLAYING TABLA (INDIAN PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT)
7. PRISONERS PERFORMING ON A STAGE
8. GATHERING OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE PERFORMANCE
9. PRISONERS PERFORMING
10. A PRISONER WEARING AN OUTFIT OF A SAINT
11. GATHERING OF PEOPLE
12. A PRISONER PERFORMING ON THE STAGE
13. AUDIENCE CLAPPING
14. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) JAIVEER UPADHYAYA, A PRISONER, SAYING:
"Through the organisation of Ramlila (Story of Hindu god Rama) like programmes, the mental and physical stress of the prisoners gets reduced. We have gained a lot from it. And the main thing is that whatever we had read about Lord Rama, Lord Laxman and goddess Sita (wife of Lord Rama), we should carry those morals in our daily lives and we will try learning them."
15. A PRISONER IN AN OUTFIT OF A DEMON, PERFORMING
16. AUDIENCE SITTING
17. A PRISONER CARRYING A BOW AND AN ARROW, STANDING ON THE STAGE
18. PRISONERS PERFORMING
19. CROWD CLAPPING FOR THE PERFORMERS
20. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) CAPTAIN S. K PANDEY, JAIL SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL JAIL, VARANASI, SAYING:
"I believe that the prisoners too have certain desires in their minds and (such programmes have been organised so that) they would also get the same kind of environment of festive seasons. If they had been independent, then they too would have definitely enjoyed these festivals in their villages. So, it's a kind of healthy entertainment for them and in addition to it, (these programmes) would give a chance to them to showcase their talents."
21. CAPTAIN S. K PANDEY, JAIL SUPERINTENDENT, CENTRAL JAIL, VARANASI, SITTING
22. RAMLILA (RE-ENACTMENT OF THE LIFE OF LORD RAMA) IN PROGRESS
"I believe that the prisoners too have certain desires in their minds and (such programmes have been organised so that) they would also get the same kind of environment of festive seasons. If they had been independent, then they too would have definitely enjoyed these festivals in their villages. So, it's a kind of healthy entertainment for them and in addition to it, (these programmes) would give a chance to them to showcase their talents," said Captain S. K Pandey, Jail Superintendent.
The play is staged annually over ten successive nights during the auspicious period of Sharad Navratras (the nine-day festival which falls at the beginning of winter season). On the tenth day of the Hindu festival, Vijayaydashmi or Dussehra, the devotees commemorate the victory of Lord Rama over the Demon King, Ravana.
In recent times, Ramlila has received considerable worldwide attention, especially due to its diverse representation throughout the globe.
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