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  • Even though he was quickly granted release, he chose to stay in jail for an extra two nights until the government relented and allowed Mr. Hazare to stage his fast at a public site in central Delhi called the Ramlila.

    A Gandhi Model Galvanizes India Amol Sharma 2011

  • Though several local legends exist regarding the beginning of this Ramlila, including one of which suggests that it was first staged at a near by village, Chota Mirzapur as the one at Varanasi was disrupted due to the floods in the Ganges, from where it evolved to the present Ramlila, which is by far the most traditional rendition of the Ramayana, and has been a subject of study by scholars from all over the world for many decades now.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Though several local legends exist regarding the beginning of this Ramlila, including one of which suggests that it was first staged at a near by village, Chota Mirzapur as the one at Varanasi was disrupted due to the floods in the Ganges, from where it evolved to the present Ramlila, which is by far the most traditional rendition of the Ramayana, and has been a subject of study by scholars from all over the world for many decades now.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • 16 The Ramlila is a cycle of plays which recounts the epic story of Lord Rama, as told in Ramcharitmanas, the version of the Ramayana penned by Tulsidas.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • 16 The Ramlila is a cycle of plays which recounts the epic story of Lord Rama, as told in Ramcharitmanas, the version of the Ramayana penned by Tulsidas.

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Shown, supporters of Mr. Hazare held his picture as they gathered at Delhi's Ramlila Grounds, the site of Mr. Hazare's public fast, on Aug. 23.

    Indian Politics in 2011 2011

  • Shown, supporters of Mr. Hazare held his picture as they gathered at Delhi's Ramlila Grounds, the site of Mr. Hazare's public fast, on Aug. 23.

    Indian Politics in 2011 2011

  • Shown, supporters of Mr. Hazare held his picture as they gathered at Delhi's Ramlila Grounds, the site of Mr. Hazare's public fast, on Aug. 23.

    Indian Politics in 2011 2011

  • Devotees bathe near the Golden Temple, farmers in Kashmir, police swoop Ramlila Ground and more.

    India in Pictures 2011

  • Devotees bathe near the Golden Temple, farmers in Kashmir, police swoop Ramlila Ground and more.

    India in Pictures 2011

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