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About 25 of the organizations in the city have applied for permission from Chandigarh’s administration to stage shows, but they haven’t received any reply until now.
This time of the year is when the Ramila troops of the Chandigarh start getting ready with warpaint on their faces and glittering costumes on their bodies in order to conduct and stage episodes of the epic Ramayana for 10 days prior to Dussehra, which is dated this year on October 25, 2020. Unfortunately, this year’s scenario seems different because of the outbreak of the pandemic. There are no rehearsals being done because Chandigarh’s Ramila organizations still await on the instructions which will be coming from the Union Territory’s administration on plans for the festive season.
“Around 25 Ramlila organizations from the city have already applied for permissions to the Chandigarh administration to stage shows, but we are yet to hear from the officials. We are waiting for relaxations to be announced on September 21, which will bring more clarity on Ramlilas this year,” says Bhagwati Prashad Gaur, president of the Chandigarh Kendriya Ramleela Mahasabha, the umbrella organization of the city’s Ramlila troupes.
Gaur feels festivities should be allowed for a welcome distraction from the suffering caused by Covid-19. “We are ready to follow all safety-related instructions by the government. It won’t be fair to cancel the shows because many people in the city are not following basic precautions.”
However, even if the shows are canceled, aarti will be done every day at the spots where performances take place. “The annual function to adjudge the best Ramlila of the year can be held online,” suggests Gaur.
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