Ramlila in Trinidad

Ramlila is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Rama according to the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana.

After the enactment of the legendary war between Good and Evil, the Ramlila celebrations climax in the night festivities where the
giant grotesque effigies of Evil such as of demon Ravana are burnt, typically with fireworks.

The Ramlila is the story of Hindu god Rama from his birth. The epic recites his childhood along with those of others who are major characters in it, such as Sita, Lakshmana, Ravana and others.
It includes chapters on the marriage of Sita and Rama, the exile of Rama because Dharma requires him to give up his throne, Sita and Lakshmana joining him in the exile, their journeys through India and they meeting revered Rishis of Hinduism, the abduction of Sita by demon Ravana, the sorrow of Rama and Lakshmana, their hopelessness, how they creatively build an army from other living beings in the forest such as monkeys, their journey to Lanka to confront Ravana, the battle between the good and evil,
the destruction of Ravana, the return of Rama to Ayodhya and as king, and the life thereafter.