TRINIDAD, TOBAGO, June 4, 2007: One of India’s top choreographers, Goswami Suushiljhi Maharaj, is now conducting a series of workshops on Ram Leela. Swamiji will be here for a couple weeks again and his presence is under the auspices of the SWAHA Educational Institute. His assignment includes training students in dance, music, stage-lighting, costume construction, crown-making and other ornaments for the production of the annual street festival of Ram Leela. Swamiji also trains actors who portray such divine characters as Lord Rama, Mother Sita, Lakshaman, Ravan, Lord Hanuman, King Dasharat, Khekayi, Vishwamintra, Vashista, Jayanti and others. Swami said that the story of the Hindu Holy Book, the Ramayana, is of quintessential importance to mankind since it relates to everyday life. “The people of Trinidad and Tobago have shown great respect and love for this epic, and these people come from serious religious and social backgrounds, says Swami.
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