Ramahari Play on the Indian Epic, Ramayana

It was just last year when I first watched the Ramahari play and I consider it to be quite unique and pleasing to watch because it is based on an Indian epic called Ramayana, a story of courage, magic and humor. Ramayana consists of 18 books and 24,000 verses divided into 500 songs according to its epic tale. In summary, the story basically revolves around Rama, the king of the land who was asked to be banished from their kingdom for 14 years with his beautiful wife Sita. Which was plotted by the mother of one of Rama’s 4 brothers to keep him from becoming the next king.

Rama, the hero of the Ramayana, is one of most popular deities worshipped in the Hindu religion. Each year, many devout pilgrims trace his journey through India and Nepal, halting at each of the holy sites along the way. The poem is not seen as just a literary monument, but serves as an integral part of Hinduism, and is held in such reverence that the mere reading or hearing of it, or certain passages of it, is believed by Hindus to free them from sin and bless the reader or listener. According to Hindu tradition, Rama is an incarnation of the God Vishnu. The main purpose of this incarnation is to demonstrate the righteous path for all living creatures on earth.

Ramahari could still be relevant and applicable in our generation today because it is considered to be a story of a man’s word of honor because he was brave enough to fight for his kingdom and still show a kind heart on his enemies that once took no pity on him. It is also a story about love and how love could conquer all because with this divine feeling of utter happiness Rama was able to resist temptation from other women and only thought about seeking his one true love which was held captive by his mere nemesis.

So you see, Ramahari is great tale because not only does it have a relevance to how life maybe but also it teaches us a lesson of the importance of one man being wedded to only one wife, respect for a father’s word of honor, the futility of getting swayed by dubious attractions and showing mercy even to the enemy.