Hours before lighting of lamps for Deepotsav 2025, Uttar Pradesh's Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh beat drums and waved a 'Jai Shri Ram' flag, starting a Ramayana-themed tableau procession from the Saket College campus here.

Crowds of devotees lined the streets as 22 tableaux from the Information Department, Ayodhya Development Authority, and Tourism and Culture Department passed along the Rampath, and the atmosphere reverberated with chants of Jai Shri Ram, officials said.

Featuring lifelike characters and modern technology, the tableaux depicted the life and journey of Lord Ram through the seven chapters of the Ramayana — Balakanda, Ayodhyakanda, Aranyakanda, Kishkindhakanda, Sundarkanda, Lankakanda and Uttarakanda.

Each tableau told a story using music, dance and dramatic

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