Editing Ramayana (section)

==Influence==
{{see also|Ramayana Ballet}}{{Further information|Symbolism of Rama}}

=== Holidays ===

====Vijayadashami====
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Vijayadashami is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the end of [[Durga Puja]] and [[Navaratri]].
[[File:An Ramlila Actor In The Role of Ravana.jpg|thumb|A [[Ramlila]] actor wears the traditional attire of Ravana]]

==== Diwali ====
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Diwali, the festival of lights in Hinduism, is celebrated in joy of Lord Rama returning to Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrate Diwali – Deborah Heiligman |url=https://deborahheiligman.com/books/celebrate-diwali/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=deborahheiligman.com}}</ref>

=== In art ===
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De strijd tussen de apenvorsten Sugriwa en Subali TMnr 3525-25.jpg|thumb|The painting by the [[Indonesia]]n ([[Bali]]nese) artist, [[Ida Bagus Made Togog]] depicts the episode from the Ramayana about the Monkey Kings of [[Sugriva]] and [[Vali (Ramayana)|Vali]]; The Killing of Vali. [[Rama]] depicted as a crowned figure with a bow and arrow.]]

One of the most important literary works of [[History of India|ancient India]], the ''Ramayana'' has had a profound impact on art and culture in the [[Indian subcontinent]] and southeast Asia with the lone exception of Vietnam. The story ushered in the tradition of the next thousand years of massive-scale works in the rich diction of regal courts and Hindu temples. It has also inspired much secondary literature in various languages, notably [[Kambaramayanam]] by [[Tamils|Tamil]] poet [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]] of the 12th century, [[Telugu language]] ''[[Molla Ramayanam]]'' by poet [[Molla (poet)|Molla]] and [[Ranganatha Ramayanam]] by poet Gona Budda Reddy, 14th-century [[Kannada]] poet Narahari's Torave Ramayana and 15th-century [[Bengali people|Bengali]] poet [[Krittibas Ojha]]'s [[Krittivasi Ramayan]], as well as the 16th-century [[Awadhi language|Awadhi]] version, ''[[Ramcharitmanas]]'', written by [[Tulsidas]].

Ramayanic scenes have also been depicted through [[terracottas]], [[stone sculpture]]s, [[Bronze sculpture|bronzes]] and [[paintings]].{{sfn|Lal|2008}} These include the stone panel at Nagarjunakonda in [[Andhra Pradesh]] depicting Bharata's meeting with [[Rama]] at [[Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh|Chitrakuta]] (3rd century CE).{{sfn|Lal|2008}}

The ''Ramayana'' became popular in [[Southeast Asia]] from the 8th century onward and was represented in literature, temple architecture, dance and theatre. Today, dramatic enactments of the story of the ''Ramayana'', known as [[Ramlila]], take place all across [[India]] and in many places across the globe within the [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian diaspora]].

In [[Indonesia]], especially [[Java]] and [[Bali]], ''Ramayana'' has become a popular source of artistic expression for dance drama and shadow puppet performances in the region. [[Ramayana Ballet|Sendratari Ramayana]] is the [[Javanese dance|Javanese traditional ballet]] in [[wayang orang]] style, routinely performed in the cultural center of [[Yogyakarta]]. Large casts were part of outdoor and indoor performances presented regularly at [[Prambanan]] Trimurti temple for many years.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = The New York Times | title = On Java, a Creative Explosion in an Ancient City | first = Donald | last = Frazier | date = 11 February 2016 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/travel/indonesia-yogyakarta-java-island.html | access-date = 31 July 2017 | archive-date = 11 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210411014343/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/travel/indonesia-yogyakarta-java-island.html | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Balinese dance|Balinese dance dramas]] of ''Ramayana'' were also performed frequently in [[Balinese temples|Balinese Hindu temples]] in [[Ubud]] and [[Uluwatu Temple|Uluwatu]], where scenes from Ramayana are an integral part of [[kecak]] dance performances. [[Java]]nese [[Wayang]] (''[[Wayang Kulit]]'' of ''purwa'' and ''[[Wayang Wong]]'') also draw from ''Ramayana'' or ''[[Mahabharata]]''.

''Ramayana'' has also been depicted in many paintings, notably by the [[Indonesia]]n ([[Bali]]nese) artists such as I Gusti Dohkar (before 1938), I Dewa Poetoe Soegih, I Dewa Gedé Raka Poedja, [[Ida Bagus Made Togog]] before 1948 period. Their paintings are currently in the National Museum of World Cultures collections of [[Tropenmuseum]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]. Malaysian artist [[Syed Thajudeen]] also depicted ''Ramayana'' in 1972. The painting is currently in the permanent collection of the Malaysian National Visual Arts Gallery.