Its that time of year again, Ramleela ( YAY)
For those who dont know, Ramleela ( translated losely to the story of Ram) is an open air play depicting the events of the hindu scripture the Ramayana. It is held over a course of 10 days and for those that follow it, it is massively entertaining. Behind the scenes it is a lot of work, lot of work, lot of quarrel, but also a big demonstration of devotion.
I always tried to get more involved over the planning of the event but somehow that never happens. And worse yet this year, I didn't even want to go near the temple( I would cry, I swear, Heck I might cry just thinking about it). But this time in the 11th hour they caught me.
The pundit in charge of the Ramleela group is also my guru ( godfather in english terms), told me about the opening prayers, so I went. By the end of the night, I found myself offering my services to decorate both kingdom areas ( which involves me sewing nearly 100m of fabric tonight), sponsoring two tents, sponsoring fruit for the kids, decorating the Chariot and Mt. Kailash, IN ADDITION to doing makeup for the kids and adults, tying dhotis, coordinating the kids , taking pics ( in 2010 I took 5000 pics) everyday.
RAMLEELA FEVER IS ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
