Verses from the Hindu epic Ramayana can be heard as soon as one alights at the main bus stop in this small Uttar Pradesh town. They can be heard from loudspeakers in various neighbourhoods. The chanting emanates from an ancient temple and has been going on non-stop for nine months.
The continuous recitation is part of an "Akhand Ramayana Path", or a 24-hour reading of the epic, but residents of Jalesar in Etah district, around 350 km from state capital Lucknow, hope to continue it for another three months to complete a year.
The year-long chanting is being held in a marquee outside the Badhkeshwar Mahadev temple, which is believed to be a century old, in Jalesar's Hathora locality. More...
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