Heavy rains dampen north India's major Ram Lila celebrations
India TV NewsSeveral rounds of heavy showers since Wednesday morning have hit the grand preparations for the annual Ram Lila Barat procession due to start later on Wednesday from the Agra Fort area to the mythical 'Janakpuri' in Nirbhay Nagar, close to the national highway to Delhi. "It began pouring around 8 a.m., then at 10 a.m., followed by another heavy spell around noon, flooding many parts of the city," said Sudhier Gupta, a resident of Vijay Nagar colony. At Janakpuri, where the divine marriage is to be solemnised on Thursday, heavy rain have flooded many parts, damaged pandals, and the especially erected Janak Mahal, modeled after Mahasmati palace in the film "Bahubali". Special 'jhankies' on contemporary issues like Article 370, Doklam, Kashmir, Beti Bachao, among otheres, will form part of the huge procession that is to meander through the main streets of Agra before reaching Janaki's palace in Mithila, Janakpuri, where a whole new world has been created.
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