Ramayana epic dance

Hinduism hold a colorful culture with its educative mythology. It is true to other believers, Hinduism is taken as something that they should not believe and practice, but from the time that Hinduism was known to have stories that somehow provide some positive teachings, many of those people still read and appreciate what were written by the ancient pious. And nowadays those stories are even presented in form of dances or theatrical dances or call it epic dance.

To this day, several countries in Asia like India, Thailand, Burma and even Indonesia preserve the stories of the characters in the Hindu mythology in dances and the most popular is the story of Ramayana, king of Astina and his queen Devi Sita (Bahasa Indonesia - Dewi Sita)

In Indonesia, in each year, one evening in a full-moon summer night, they used to organize a dance festival. And most of the time it is in Special Territory of Sultanate of Jogjakarta. They put up a stage platform with Prambanan Temple as the background. Sometimes, in that particular night, they show more than one version of the Ramayana myth performed by several dance groups from Java and Bali.

There were times when an international platform performance were organized when participants from the above-mentioned countries show their versions.

The dancers will gracefully narrate the story of a king who had a faithful wife who bore all the sufferings and humiliations as a woman. A story that nowadays many women are taking example from.

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Thailand as mentioned, also has her own time of performing the Ramayana dance.

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And India, where the mythology supposed to have come from, she has the originality of the whole story...

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Temples in Mauritius (2)

The three adventurous girls were thinking of roaming the streets of Mauritius, Maribelle who drove the car, suggested that they should have their dinner somewhere in Grand Bay, located in the north of the island, then from there they would take the east coast route to go back to Gris-Gris. The other two girls said that it would be exciting.

Tina eyes were turning around and around, and exclaimed each time she spotted a temple. She laughed and said that back home one would spot a  mosque in every five hundred meters, as to say it. And she asked Maribelle how many did she think were there all in all, but Maribelle said she had no idea, there were quite a number for a small island like hers. Chandni sneered.

Maribelle said she'd go round a town called Triolet, there a so-called biggest temple in the island, named Maheshwarnath, located. Tina mentiioned that there were also Hindu society in her country, but majority of them were settled in an island called Bali. there the temples are called "Pura" and the biggest were "Pura Besakih" located at the foot of a mountain which was also a volcano. Chandni squirmed and said it sounded scary. Tina smiled.

They reached Grand Bay and had dinner there, ordered some sea-food, since they were all simply crazy about "the fruit of the ocean". It was a bit past midnight when they reached their bungalow, tired, sleepy but satisfied. Tina said that her laptop would be full of Mauritius souvenirs. Then... night...night...!

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Pretty and beautiful botanical garden

Another day for Tina and Chandni with Mirabelle in Mauritius. They got up earlier that day. Tina while taking her breakfast, recollecting their adventure at the Parc Aventure Chamarel, then she laughed. Quite loud that Chandni turned her head and asked why. Tina replied that she was really astonished and amazed at what they did the previous day. Crossing the rope-bridge, clinging on woven ropes as if doing cliff-hanging and what not. Never she experienced that kind of adventure. She told Chandni about an adventure park back home called "Taman Safari Indonesia", a jungle-like park filled with animals free roaming in the open, that people were warned to close the windows of their cars as they explored the park. She did visit that park, but she did not see if adventure like she had in the Parc Aventure. Then she continued telling about the Taman Safari, that there was a hotel in the middle of the park for those who would like to stay over for the weekend or a holiday season. Looked interesting but she did not have the chance to stay over.

Parc Aventure Chamarel

While Tina were chatting about their interesting places in their respective countries, Mirabelle phoned on her mobile phone and asked them to come out for she was reaching the front door of their cottage.

This time, destination the town Pamplemousses. In this town there was a botanical garden. It did not took very long till they reached there. Mirabelle was a good driver. She drove a convertible jeep to the Parc Aventure, this time she drove a 4-wheel-drive.

As they arrived at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, they looked through the iron entrance gate. Tina exclaimed that it looked peaceful and quiet, and quite romantic, too, and she commented if only she'd had a boyfriend. Chandni giggled and Mirabelle suggested that Tina should open her eyes big, because she might spot a handsome stroller in that garden. And Mirabelle added that there used to be some foreign students paid a visit to the garden for their projects and the eyes of one of them might catch her.

Then those girls took their cameras out and got themselves ready for pretty snapshots.

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