Ramleela

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 Ramleela is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Lord Ram, ending up in ten-day battle between Lord Ram and Ravan, as described in the Hindu religious epic, th^{e Ramayna} A tradition that originates from the Indi subcontinent, the play is staged annually often over ten or more successive nights, during the auspicious period of Sharad Navratras, which marks the commencement of the Autumn festive period, starting with the Dusshera festival. Usually the performances are timed to culminate on the festival of Vijayadashami day, that commemorates the victory of Lord Ram over demon king Ravana, when the actors are taken out in a procession through the city, leading up to a mela ground or town square, where the enactment of the final battle takes place, before giant effigies of Ravana, his brother Kumbhakarna and son Meghnath are set fire, and coronation  of Rama at Ayodhatakes place, marking the culmination of festivities and restoration of the divine order.

Rama is the 7th incramation of Bishnu and central figure of the Ramayana. The Ramayana is based on the life, times and values of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is called the Maryada Purushottam or 'The best among the dignified'. The story of Lord Rama and his comrades is so popular in India that it has actually amalgamated the psyche of the Indian mainstream irrespective of their religion. The very story of Ramayana injects ethics to the Indian mainstream.
Most Ramlilas in North India are based on the 16th century Avadhiversion of Ramayana, Ramchartinimas, written by Gosvami Tulsidas entirely in verse, thus used as dialogues in most traditional versions, where open-air productions are staged by local Ramlila committees, 'Samitis', and funded entirely by the local population, the audience.It is close to the similar form of folk theatre, \raslila, which depicts the life of Krishna, popular in Uttarpradesh, especially Braja regions of Mathura, Vrindavan, and amongst followers of vaishnam in Manipur, with some similarity with Pandavlila of Garhwal, based on life of Pandavas of Mahabharat and Yakshanga of Karnataka, based on various epic and ^puranas