The grand Sita’s Swyamvar was witnessed by the Bhopalites in Maach Folk Style at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Musuem. Here on Friday, the play ‘Sita Swayamvar’ was staged under Abhinayan series of dramas at tribal museum.
The play was directed by Krishna Verma from Ujjain. It was presented in Maach Folk Style which is the folk theatre style of Malwa. The drama begins with Raja Janak coming on stage and talks with his ministers about Princess Sita’s wedding. He tells his ministers to sent invitations in all the kingdoms for Sita’s swayamvar (a practice of choosing a husband). King Janak also tells his ministers to add a condition that whoever will pick up the divine bow of lord Shiva will be the husband of princess Sita. All the kings and princess from different kingdoms arrive for the grand event. On the same day Vishwamitra arrives with Rama and lakshman. According to the condition, all the kings try their best to lift the divine bow of lod Shiva and were unable to do it. Seeing this King Janak gets disappointed and addresses the event that isn’t there anybody who can lift the bowIJ
Vishwamitra then orders lord Rama to go and lift the bow. Taking the blessings of Vishwamitra, Rama goes near the bow, lifts it with a single hand and as he was checking the bow strings it breaks. Hearning about the bow Parshuram enters the scene asking who broke the bow and Rama told him that he is one who broke it. listening to this Parshuram realizes that Rama is an incarnation. later, King Janak tells his ministers to send an invite to King Dashratha in Ayodha for the wedding ceremony of Rama and Sita. The entire play was presented in Maach style and was brilliantly performed. Each and every act was performed flawlessly and it was enjoyed by the audience.