‘My Ram Lila‘ is a cluster of five sister events happening concurrently in an online virtual world for eleven days — from 26 September to 05 October 2022.
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana was inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2005).
The programme has two sections: the first is ‘Rama Meditation’ that comprises of Pranayama techniques of ‘Ritual of Breathwork‘ and Aum chanting.
‘Ram Lila Stories’ is the other section. It is oriented around storifying the visuals of a set of eleven postage stamps (shown below) that depict the story of Ramayana progressively. Details on each stamp can be read here.
1. Rama Strings the Bow. 
2. Dashrath is Forced to Send Rama to Exile. 
3. Bharat Fetches Rama’s Sandals 
4. Kevat Carries Rama, Sita, and Lakshman in Boat. 
5. Rama Nursing Jatayu Who Valiantly Tries Protecting Sita. 
6. Shabari Feeding Berries to Rama, Expounding of the 9 fold Bhakti Yoga 
7. Hanuman Locates Sita and Presents Rama’s Ring. 
8. Rama Blesses a Squirrel Who Is Helping Build a Bridge. 
9. Hanuman Carrying a Mountain of Herbs to Sushena, the Ayurveda Rishi. 
10. Rama Shoots Ravan. 
11. Rama Coronated as the King.
DATE
- 11 days – from 26 September to 05 October 2022
- Two more editions will follow.
- A participant can join for one edition of 11 days or two continuous editions of 21 days.
- 2 hours each day – from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm IST (4:30 am to 6:30 am CDT or 11:30 am to 1:30 pm BST)
Ramlilas are performed at about a dozen places in Haridwar for eleven nights. The actors are common folk in ordinary occupations during the daytime but are transformed in to divine beings at nights.
COURSE LEADER
With over three decades of experience in theatre, Rashmi founded Open Ground in 2012. A group that uses various art forms to bring about social change. She is also an experiential educator who uses storytelling and theatre activities to connect with and educate people about things of cultural importance and social issues. As an internationally trained communication expert and NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) practitioner she builds on her expertise in this area with theatre to make her story sessions special and engaging. Rashmi spends her time between Auroville and her organic farm in Bengaluru.
CERTIFICATE
Each participant will receive an e-certificate; an example is shown below.
REGISTRATION FORM
To register your interest of participation, please complete and submit the following form. If a place is available then you will be made an offer.
AZIMVTH Ashram 