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Summary:

During Ramlila celebrations, whole towns are transformed into a sacred landscape and a stage as they gather to put on the 31-day play based on the Ramcharita manasa penned by Tulsidas. Visits the towns of Ramnagar, Vārānasi, and Ayodhya, Faizabad.

Contributors:

Bharathadri, R. , production

Rawat, Birjendra Singh , production

Chatterjee, Gautam, 1958- , writing

Kapur, Anuradha

Tulasīdāsa, 1532-1623

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Languages:

English
Awadhi
Braj

Language Notes:

English, Awadhi, and Braj.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Rāmacaritamānasa [by Tulasīdāsa]

Related Series:

World's intangible heritage

Subjects:

Rāma (Hindu deity) — Drama

Folk drama — India — Ramnagar (Vārānasi)

Folk drama — India — Ayodhya (Faizabad)

Tulasīdāsa, 1532-1623 — Stage history

Rāma (Hindu deity)

Śrī Rāma

Tulasīdāsa, 1532-1623

Folk drama

India — Ayodhya (Faizabad)

India — Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh) — Ramnagar

Genres:

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Drama

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

With: Anuradha Kapur.

Production Credits:

Concept and research, Sudha Gopalkrishnan ; editors, K.N. Valsa Kumar, Manikandan.

General Notes:

"Submitted for consideration to UNESCO for proclamation as "masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity"--Disc.
Container incorrectly lists running time as 1.57 min.

Physical Description:

(viewing copy) 1 videodisc (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

RAM 2000 DVD

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2007340301

OCLC Numbers:

1053088540
181136190 [Invalid]