As far as foot will go, as far as eyes will see, as much as ears will hear, a God’s story will being still a heavenly rumors to be settle in a collaboration of every human being culture. Created by Valmiki (being known as Baghawan Walmiki in Balinese community), Ramayana Epic is not just an ordinary fairy-tale to be read for a young Balinese but what is written inside is an tremendous Sanskrit epic belong to heavenly God. Inside, when this chain of Sanskrit being open, a beautifully words will bouncing and bring a reflection of devotion, loyalty, worship, and a learning library for all ethical human being and a leader conducts their self at all times. Performing many characters from angel till demon, this epic could give wide sight to understand a humanitarian side of the world. A Valmiki Sanskrit poem that always whisper around this mother land by twin son of Rama’s will bring human being to know Rama, the main character of the epic.
This Epic is consist of seven part of the story and begin with an angel characteristic that always being interrupted and suffer from demon characteristic, God as a creator of the universe being sent Dewa Wisnu, His symbolic of preserver, to be performed His avatar into a divine human being named Rama. Being sent and born as eldest son among three step brothers in Kosala Kingdom, Rama should be a King of Ayodhya. This family roles was not roles as it should be, and brought Rama and his wife Sita accompanied by his loyalty step brother Laksmana to the exile life in the forest for fourteen years. An exile plot was the main battle between good and bad character where Rama’s wife, Sita, being kidnaped by Rahwana, the King of Lanka, Kingdom of Demons. Sita was successfully brought to Rahwana’s Kingdom by using a Rahwana bad strategy, which could trick Rama and Laksmana for being away from Sita. Being helped by loyalty of Hanoman, one of a ministers in the Kingdom of Monkeys, Rama and Laksmana were battle with Rahwana and Demons. A battle was won by the good side from Rama’s troupes, and then could rescued Sita from Rahwana’s hands. Finished His respected promise to his father of being exiled in the forest, Rama, Sita and Laksmana were return to Ayodhya. The throne was given back to Rama who then became a King of Ayodhya. Ramayana epic not just end up with this happy ending, but still continuingly perform other life of devotion.
A life of Rama’s in the forest and abduction of Sita by Rahwana was inspired Balinese Community to adsorb this part of heavenly epic for being plotting in the form of collaboration between Balinese culture and this Valmiki’s Sanskrit. Accompanied by dynamic of Balinese dance named Kecak, a dancer on this theatrical dance wills re-write a story from one of Ramayana’s epic in every Balinese movements. Gianyar as one of a heart in Balinese Art Gallery, where its community are giving all their dedication to prevent pride of Balinese culture, always spreads a divinity of Ramayana epic to all viewers at Pura Dalem Ubud as their worship to Sri Rama. Villagers of North Ubud will beautifully announcing this epic for you every Monday and Friday evening, do come at 7.30 pm, and you would join a life of Sri Rama in an exile life at the forest,
it would not take you for fourteen years to release your devotion for being exiled from glorious of Ramayana’s Epic.