Last year, 38-year-old Sachin Khutwalkar was slotted to play the role of Lord Rama in a local Dashavatar performance in Maharashtra바카라s Kolhapur district. He couldn바카라t. But destiny made him don Ravana바카라s robes this year.
Popular in the Konkan belt, Dashavatars are a traditional theatrical presentation of dramatic scenes, which include any one of the ten avatars of Vishnu. Rama is regarded as one of Vishnu바카라s most prominent avatars바카라 the one who Sachin was supposed to play, but ended up in battle against.
바카라While we were discussing the script, my theatre group urged me to take Ram바카라s role바카라 But I realised I would not find time to rehearse for Rama바카라s role. So, my brother took it up that year,바카라 says Khutwalkar.
The scene enacted by Khutwalkar and co. the subsequent year, involved a poignant moment in the Ramayana, where a brooding Ravana, considers his options, after losing his siblings and his son Meghnad in battle, before deploying his nephews Ahi and Mahi as the last throw of his dice.
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But playing Ravana, according to Khutwalkar, a journalist by day, exposed him to the mythical villain바카라s lesser quoted qualities, like his mastery over the Vedas and his commitment to principles. So much so, that the master of the scriptures, Ravana, according to one version of the Ramayana, he says, even agrees to perform a yagna for Rama, for the success of his Lanka assault.
바카라After he performed that puja, Rama had to touch Ravana바카라s feet and seek blessings from the latter, for the Lanka mission바카라s success. Ravana knew, that the moment he gave Rama the blessing, his death was imminent. And yet, Ravana gave him the blessing, despite knowing it,바카라 according to Khutwalkar.
Khutwalkar바카라s Morlem village in Maharashtra has a centuries-old tradition of celebrating Ram Navami, a festival celebrating the birth of Ram. His first memory of celebration is at a Ram Navami event, where Ram was the hero.
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바카라If there are positives to be taken from Ram, it is all about how to live life correctly. We should respect the elders, whether it is our parents, elder siblings and even younger ones,바카라 Khutwalkar said.
