As the city gears up for Dussehra, our photographers check out some of the city’s Ramleela productions and catch the action backstage
Akshat Saxena, a gym owner and martial arts trainer from Nainital, plays the role of Ram in the production put up by the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, at the Raje Shahaji Kridangan in Malad (West) in Mumbai. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
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A state table tennis player and a post-graduate student from Uttarakhand, Unnati Saxena (reflected), plays the role of Sita in the Ramleela presented by the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali at Raje Shahaji Kridangan, Malad. This is organised by the Shri Ramlila Prachar Samiti. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
Artistes of the Anant Ramleela Mandal of Mathura take a break at Swaraj Bhoomi, Chowpatty, where the Ramleela is organised by the Shri Adarsha Ramleela Samiti, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
The role of Sita's father is played by Ashok Tiwari of Shivshakti Kala Mandal, who works in a cloth shop at Mumbai's Mangaldas Market. The Ramleela production at Cross Maidan is organised by the Shree Ramleela Seva Kendra. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
A professional freelance photographer from Uttarakhand, Mahendra Kumar plays the roles of Sadanand and Tulsidas in the Ramleela put up by Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali of Moradabad at the Raje Shahaji Kridangan, Malad, organised by the Shri Ramlila Prachar Samiti Malad. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
The Ramleela presented by organised by the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali of Moradabad at the Raje Shahaji Kridangan, Malad, organised by the Shri Ramlila Prachar Samiti Malad. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
In the Ramleela organised by the Shri Ramlila Prachar Samiti in malad, Director Rajesh Rastogi plays the roles of Dashrath, Ravana and Kevat. PIC/Satej Shinde
Actors prepare for the Ramleela at Azad Maidan, organised by the Sahitya Kala Manch and presented by the Shree Chaturvedi Ram-ev-Krishna Leela Mandal of Mathura. PIC/Ashish Raje
Retired from India Post, Muneshwar Duttarai now plays the role of Parshuram in the Cross Maidan Ramleela organised by the Shree Ramleela Seva Kendra, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE
Rajkumar Datta, a railway loco pilot from Moradabad, plays the role of Asur and Hanuman in the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali's Ramleela at Malad. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
