A 2009 Ranchview Ram Leela performance recounts the Ramayana's climax: Hanuman's failed peace mission to Ravana, Lakshman's defeat, and Ram's final battle using the Brahmastra. The narrator celebrates Ram's return to Ayodhya and connects it to Diwali's tradition of lighting lamps.
Cowboy. Hanumanji then went to Ravana as messenger of peace and told that Ravana should respectfully send Mother Sita and avoid war. But Ravana mocked him. Ravana was a powerful warrior too. Lakshman tried but could not defeat Ravana. Finally, it was direct confrontation between Lord Ram and Ravana. Mighty weapons were used until Lord Ram knew it was time for the ultimate weapon. The Brahmastra. And as always, victory of good over evil. And so Shri Ram dispelled the darkness in the world, and the people of Ayodhya lit lamps to celebrate his return, as we do to this Happy Diwali! Happy Diwali!
