YS World: February 2011

Hi readers,

It's been quiet long time since ma last posting, it was due on my broken lappie.
Anyway, I got my lappie back and yeah I m about to write my recent story.
It's about Ramayana Dance which was performed in Prambanan Temple-- Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

I was invited by entrepreneurship organisation which involve ambassadors around the world.
The venue was in Prambanan Temple with special performance of Ramayana Dance.

PrambananTemple

The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India. It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife and the ideal king.

It tells the story of Rama whose wife Sita is abducted by the demon king of Lanka, Ravana.

In this Ramayan Dance, the main characters are: Rama, Sita, Hanuman and Ravana.

Rama is the hero of the tale. Portrayed as the seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu, he is the eldest and favorite son of the King of Ayodhya, Dasharatha, and his wife Kausalya. He is portrayed as the epitome of virtue.

Rama and Hanuman

Sita is the beloved wife of Rama and the daughter of king Janaka. She is the incarnation of Goddes Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu.

Sita is portrayed as the epitome of female purity and virtue. She follows her husband into exile and is abducted by Ravana. She is imprisoned on the island of Lanka until Rama rescues her by defeating the demon king Ravana.

Ravana Tried to abduct Sita

Hanuman is a vanara belonging to the kingdom of Kishkindha. He is portrayed as the eleventh incarnation of God Shiva (He is also called Rudra) and an ideal bhakta of Rama. He is born as the son of Kesari, a vanara king, and the Goddess Anjana. He plays an important part in locating Sita and in the ensuing battle.

Hanuman & Sita

Hanuman tried to save Sita

Ravana, a rakshasa, is the king of Lanka. After performing severe penance for ten thousand years he received a boon from the creator-God Brahma: he could henceforth not be killed by Gods, demons, or spirits. He is portrayed as a powerful demon king who disturbs the penances of Rishis. Vishnu incarnates as the human Rama to defeat him, thus circumventing the boon given by Brahma.