Lucknow: The Railway Ramlila Dussehra Committee and Bharat Milap Procession, Alambagh, presented key episodes from the Ramayana, featuring the dialogue between Ravana and Marich, the abduction of Sita and the battle between Ravana and Jatayu.
The performance depicted the arrival of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita at Panchavati, where Shurpanakha approached them in disguise. Following Lakshman’s response to her advances, he cut off her nose, prompting her to approach her brother Ravana for revenge.
Enraged, Ravana devised a plan to abduct Sita with the help of the magical Marich, who assumed the form of a golden deer to lure Ram away from the hut. With Lakshman also leaving to search for Ram, Ravana seized the opportunity to abduct Sita.
When Ram returned to the hut and found Sita missing, his anguish and grief moved the audience. The subsequent episode of Ravana’s encounter with Jatayu highlighted the bird’s courageous attempt to rescue Sita.
Satyam Yadav played Lord Ram, Harshit Sonkar portrayed Lakshman, Ayush played Sita, Virendra Sharma appeared as Ravana, Ranjeet Gaur portrayed Marich, and Sharad Koda played Jatayu.
The performances brought the epic’s themes of devotion, courage and the struggle between good and evil to life for the audience.
