Kaveri Annual Day 2016-2017

Ramayana: ’s abduction

Characters : Anusha : Avani (King): Kavin Golden : Sita: Neeraja Marica: Nitin Ravana (Sage): Priyaharshini : : Rohan : Vedanth Narrator: Dilisha

Narrator: Rama, Sita and Lakshmana received Sage ’s blessings and reach Panchavati, in the Dandaka forest. Panchavati was full of nature’s beauty and Lakshmana found a nice spot to build a hut of grass & wood. Ravana: Marica, I will have to bring Sita to and make her my queen. Marica: (thinks): This is a good idea Ravana, but I would rather fall in Rama’s hands than be with you. Ravana: Marica, change yourself in to a beautiful deer and go to Panchavati. Narrator: Marica, turns into a beautiful deer and reaches Panchavati (Golden Deer hops around near Rama’s hut) Sita: O Rama, O Lakshmana! Please come here quick, see this beautiful animal. (Rama and Lakshmana rush towards Sita) Lakshmana: I am not sure dear Sita, this could be a work of a Sita: Rama, please can you please bring that deer for me. Rama: O Sita, I sure will. Anything to make you happy. Lakshmana, take care of Sita while I fetch this deer for her. Narrator: Marica and Rama play hide and seek and Rama is pulled far away from the asrama Rama: Hmmm..where could this deer be? Oh! There it is. (Rama shoots arrow at the deer) Marica: Hey Sita! Hey Lakshmana! (Ravana, hiding in the bushes watches the below scene) Rama: I am worried for Sita’s safety, but Lakshmana is on guard, everything should be fine. Sita: Lakshmana! Did you hear that, it was Rama calling us. He sounded like He was in danger. Go Lakshmana, see what happened to Rama. Lakshmana: (This doesn’t sound right. Something is wrong). Sita, Rama asked me to not leave you alone. How can I disobey His order? Sita: Lakshmana! What kind of a are you? You heard Rama’s cries, why would you not run to help Him. Do you have respect for Him and Me? Lakshmana: Sita, I still don’t want to leave you alone, promise me you will not cross this line while I look for Rama. Sita: Ok Lakshmana! Rush to Rama’s side right now. Ravana (Sage): Is anyone home to offer me biksha? Sita: Oh sage. Please come in and I can offer you some food. Ravana (Sage): Can’t you see how old I am. Come out here with your offering. Sita: (Hesitates at Lakshmana’s line), and crosses it. 1

Kaveri Annual Day 2016-2017

Ravana (King): Hey Sita! You will now become my queen (pulls her into his chariot). Jatayu: Ravana! Stop there, what you are doing is not right. Return Sita to Rama right now. Ravana (King): Who are you? but a silly bird. (Ravana and Jatayu fight and Jatayu’s wings are clipped). Sita: (Crying) You evil Ravana, what have you done to me, Rama and Lakshmana. (Sita drops her jewels). Rama: Lakshmana why are you here, I asked you to watch Sita? Lakshmana: Sita sent me here, thinking you were in trouble. Rama: We have been tricked, I am afraid Sita is not safe, let’s go back. (Rama and Lakshmana look for Sita) Lakshmana: Sita is not in the asrama. (They find Jatayu, Rama places Jatayu on His lap) Jatayu: O Rama! The evil king Ravana, took Sita with him, I tried to fight him Rama, but he broke my wings). Rama: Lakshmana! We will fight Ravana and get Sita back. Hanuman: Rama, I will help you find Sita. (Rama, Lakshmana and Hanuman fight Ravana and bring Sita back to Rama)

Rama, Lakshmana, Janaki, Jai Bolo Hanuman ke!!

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