Ramleela Performances Begin Across Trinidad, Bringing Communities Together

Ramleela performances are underway across Trinidad, with villages staging ten-night open-air dramatizations of the Ramayana that end in the burning of Ravana’s effigy, including a recent climax in Barrackpore. The celebrations, which continue into early November, bring communities together and help pass Hindu teachings and cultural traditions to younger generations.

Hundreds gathered at Barrackpore’s Samuel Badree Recreation Grounds for nine nights of Ramleela, a community-led re-enactment of the Ramayana that culminated in the burning of a 50-foot Ravana effigy. Minister Michelle Benjamin and organisers said the event helped pass on Hindu heritage to younger generations and could become an annual tradition in the area.