Ram Lila is performed over a period of 9 days before Dussehra in Northern India. During these 9 days, the great Hindu epic Ramayana is performed portraying the life of Lord Rama.
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| The scene is where Lord Ram's brother Laxman is critically injured by Ravan's son Indrajeet |
Enjoy these pictures of the Ram Lila performance in South City 1, Gurgaon. I was told that that there were only two Ram Lila performances happening in this part of Gurgaon and this was the better of the two. I would suggest everyone to attend this performance live to actually enjoy it fully.
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| The wise Jaamwant suggesting Hanuman to find Sukhen vaidya |
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| Hanuman contemplating on how to get Sanjeewani booti |
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| The mighty king, Ravan |
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| I guess this was a good crowd for a city like Gurgaon |
After this, we left for a Durga Puja Pandal put up near Mariott Courtyard in Sushant Lok. Durga Puja is celebrated in the hindu month of Ashwin for a period of 10 days and commemorates Lord Rama's invocation of goddess Durga before going to war with the demon king, Ravana.
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| Goddess Durga flanked by Ganesha, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kathikeya |
I have never been to a Durga Puja Pandal before and always assumed that there must be a sincerely spiritual aura inside them. However, I must admit that I was seriously disappointed when I entered this pandal only to find that only a small part of the pandal was dedicated to the goddess. Major area was occupied by huge crowd enjoying some cheeky bollywood songs sung by a female artist.
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| Beauitful but fiery Durga killing Mahishasur |
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| The blood red eyes of the goddess |
