Godavari Annual Day 2017-2018 Tataka vadh Narrator/singer: Akash R (any Indian dress) Vishwamitra: Rohan (dress up as a guru with some wooden beads to resemble rudraksha, kamandalu) Ram: Nithin (simple dress as he was in the forest with Vishwamitra, bow and arrows) Lakshman: Siddharth (simple dress as he was in the forest with Vishwamitra, bow and arrows) Tataka: Saishree (Any black dress, black big bindi, some weapons made of cardboard, she can have the same dress for Shabari’s story, can change the bindi) Narrator: Guru Vishwamitra asks king Dasharatha to send Rama and Lakshmana with him to the forest. He wanted them to protect the holy ashramas of the rishis there who were constantly being tortured by the rakshasas. While walking along the river Sarayu look what happens… Vishwamitra: Look at these flowers and trees. Isn’t it beautiful here? Lakshman: Yes gurudev. Nature is wonderful!! Vishwamitra: Kids, close to this place lives a rakshasi,Tataka. She does everything she could to disturb the yagnas and destroy everything in the ashramas. Tataka: (loudly) Ha ha ha. Look who’s here. What will these kids do to me? Oh I’m so scared… You can’t win over me kids, go away! Ram: Tataka, let’s not have false hopes. We should at least try to prove ourselves! Come on. They start fighting fiercely. Narrator: Rama and Lakshmana win the fight. Vishwamitra gives Rama many astaras including the Brahmastra. Sings Ghoratatakaghataka Ram ॥ 9॥ Marichadinipataka Ram ॥ 10॥ Ram Ram Jaya Rajaram Ram Ram Jaya Sitaram (2 times) .