Lucknow: A grand procession featuring Ramlila’s ‘Solah Shringar’ will mark Deepotsav in Ayodhya this year. Of the 21 tableaux, rolling out from Saket Mahavidyalaya, 14 will showcase achievements of Yogi Adityanath govt in infrastructure, education, healthcare, tourism and cultural development, while the remaining will be based on Ramcharitmanas episodes.An official said the tableaux are being prepared on the Saket Mahavidyalaya campus and 16 teams from Ayodhya will perform Ramlila as part of the procession.“Haryana’s Phag and Kerala’s Kathakali will be among the special attractions of the procession,” said an official.The remaining seven tableaux by the tourism and culture department will depict seven chapters of Ramcharitmanas.The officer on special duty at the Ayodhya International Ramayana and Vedic Research Institute, Ashutosh Dwivedi, said: “A unique blend of cultural diversity will be presented by 16 teams from Ayodhya in the procession in the tradition of ‘Solah Shringar’.”Visitors will be able to witness folk art forms from 14 states, besides 11 teams from UP, including Haryana’s Phag, Kerala’s Kathakali, Rajasthan’s Ghoomar, Punjab’s Bhangra, Odisha’s Sambalpuri, Ghazipur’s Dibiya dance and folk art forms from West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh. More than 650 artistes are expected to perform during the celebrations.
