Navratri is going on in India these days. The staging of Ramlila starts with Navratri. Ramlila has been happening in India not from today but for centuries. At some places Ramlila continues till Dashami and at other places till Diwali. During Ramlila, artists in different states of the country stage Ramlila by adopting different characters of Shri Ram, Lakshman and Ramayana.
In most places, Ramlila is the same. But the Ramlila of the place we are talking about is quite different from other places. In fact, during the staging of Ramlila at this place, not a single character speaks any dialogue. That means this Ramlila is completely silent. Let us tell you in detail today in this article about the silent Ramlila taking place in Bissau of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
Silent Ramlila of Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a city of Rajasthan. Silent Ramlila is organized every year in Bissau of this district. The special thing about this Ramlila is that not a single character speaks a dialogue during its staging. Rather, he conveys his message to the public by acting through gestures. People come from all over India to see this silent Ramlila which lasts for about 15 days. It is said that the silent Ramlila has been going on here not from today, but for almost 200 years.
How the silent Ramlila started
An article by News18 According to the report, about 200 years ago, a Sadhvi named Jamna used to live in Bissau of Jhunjhunu district. He once gathered some children in a village here and got them to stage Ramlila. However, the children were not able to communicate during the staging of Ramlila, after which Sadhvi asked them to act by remaining silent.
It is said that since then, silent Ramlila has been performed in this area. It started happening. It is said that when silent Ramlila was held here for the first time, Sadhvi had made the masks of all the characters of Ramlila with her own hands. Apart from this, Ramleela’s dress was also prepared by herself. Earlier this Ramlila used to be held in the village, but when the crowd of people watching it started increasing, then Ramlila was started on the roadside outside the village.
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