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The Ramnagar Ramlila is held over 31 days where the entire Ramacharitmanas is recited, instead of the usual 10 for abridged production. It is known for its lavish sets, dialogues and visual spectacle. In Ramnagar, a number of stages have been constructed by the town, each named after the major sites of events in the Ramayana epic.
As of the 2001 Census of India, [9] Ramnagar had a population of 39,941. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Ramnagar has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 49%. In Ramnagar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The Ramlila of Ramnagar is a dramatic enactment of Rama's legend, as told in Ramacharitamanasa. [72] The plays, sponsored by Kashi Naresh, are performed in Ramnagar every evening for 31 days. [ 72 ] On the last day, the festivities reach a crescendo as Rama vanquishes the demon king Ravana . [ 72 ]
He was loved and revered by his people who established his statue at the Girija Bagh temple in PAC campus Ramnagar (which is also a part of Ramlila at Ramnagar). [2] Britishers were not able to tolerate him, so conspired against him and under false charges confiscated all the lands of Benaras State and started ruthlessly exploiting the peasants.
The uniqueness of the Ramlila was the Sanskrit language used at that time, most Ramlilas in North India are based on the 16th century Avadhi version of Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, written by Gosvami Tulsidas entirely in verse, thus used as dialogues in most traditional versions.
The Ramlila of Ramnagar is a dramatic enactment of Rama's legend, as told in Ramacharitamanasa. [33] The plays, sponsored by Kashi Naresh, are performed in Ramnagar every evening for 31 days. [ 33 ] On the last day, the festivities reach a crescendo as Rama vanquishes the demon king Ravana . [ 33 ]
Ramnagar (or Ram Nagar) is a village in the southeastern part of North Andaman Island. It belongs to the Diglipur county, Andaman and Nicobar territory of India. [1] It has a population of about 1400 people. The village lies about 18 km south of Diglipur and 7.5 km south of Saddle Peak, the highest point of North Andaman.
Raja Chait Singh of Benares State The Maharaja's Fort and palace in Ramnagar Maharaja of Benares with his courtiers in the 1870s. Banaras State [1] was an independent state and later princely state comprising the family domains of the Maharaja of Benares—under the East India Company rule, and the British Raj—that from 1911 to 1948 was recognized as a princely state.