Monipuri villages wear festive mood
Kulaura (Moulvibazar) Correspondent :
Maharasalila, the biggest religious and traditional festival of the Manipuri community, one of the small ethnic groups of Greater Sylhet, is going to be held on Monday.
This day will be celebrated around Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Hinduism, and his friend Radharlila, with loud cheers, joy and excitement, drumming, conch shells and conch sounds.
Madhavpur and Adampur of Kamalganj upazila are dominated by Manipuri The colors of the Ras festival are now blooming in the village.
The work of painting is going on in Mandape Mandape.
A silent melody is now playing in the air of the area. Ras is coming. Ras is coming.
On this day at noon, Goshthila or Rakhal dance will be held at Shivbazar open stage in Madhabpur, the venue of the festival.
Maharasalila is the main essence of Rasa in Tri Mandapa at night. So in Manipuri village backyard Children are dancing. Dance training is going on.
Instructor showing dance moves. A dance rehearsal is going on somewhere.
Shepherd’s dance somewhere these are the end-time preparations.
The last stage of the grind to perfect the dance It is known that this is the 181st Ras festival in Madhabpur Jora Mandap.
Madhavpur Rasmela is organized by Manipuri Maharasalila Seba Sangh.
Manipuri Vishnupriya community Gosthalila or Rakhal dance will be held at Shivbazar open stage in Madhabpur.
At night, Jora Mandape Rasa is the main essence of Maharasalila.
On the other hand, the Manipuri Maitai community is organizing a separate Rasmela in Adampur of Kamalganj. This will be the 41st Ras festival.
The main religious festival of Manipari community is “Rasleela”. Rasotsav is attended by thousands of people of Manipuri community as well as other castes, religions, castes
A one-day joyous festival will be celebrated.
The mandap premises of Madhabpur and Adampur will be bustling with the procession of thousands of men and women, children and teenagers, poets and writers, journalists, domestic and foreign tourists, elite wise and virtuous people and senior officials of the administration.
The mandaps of Madhavpur and Adampur surrounding the Rasotb are decorated with masterful craftsmanship of white paper designs. Lighting has also been done.
Meanwhile, for the last few days, preparations and festivities are going on in Manipuri neighborhoods of Madhabpur and Adampur of Kamalganj upazila, focusing on Manipuri Rasotb.
Thousands of people from other castes and religions will join in the festivities along with the people of the Manipuri community at Rasotb.
India with various places in the country to enjoy the festival In Kamalganj, the preparation for Rasotb has been going on for about a month.
To make the rasotb a success, training and rehearsals of rasantra and rakhalantra are held in several houses for about a month. There is a priest in each mandap.
An instructor in religious precepts under the counsel of that priest Like gopis or trained artists. There is an assistant instructor to assist the instructor. The coach decides the artists.
Then artists are invited according to social norms. Apart from the invitation, anyone can participate in the dance. The age of these Gopiveshi artists is 16-22 years. Only Radha is 5-6 years old. Arranging this training under three pairs of mandapas at Madhavpur Has been Rasleela is divided into two parts, Gosthleela and Rasleela. Gosthalila imitates the moments of Krishna’s childhood playing the flute and riding the bow in the fields. Gosthalila is called ‘Rakhalanritya’ or ‘Rakhwal’. ‘Gopinritya’ was performed in Raslila.
Shyam Singh, general secretary of Maharasalila Seba Sangh, said that this year Madhavpur Jora Mandape is the 181st.
Maharasalila will be held. The ceremony will start at 11 am and continue till Brahmamuhurta the next day. All kinds of preparations are already underway to make Rasotsav joyful.
Besides, on the same day, Maharasalila will be held at the Manipuri Cultural Complex of Adampur Union of the upazila through an informal ceremony.
Md Manjur Rahman PPM (Bar), police super of Moulvibazar told this correspondent that members of law enforcing agencies including Rapid Action Battalion and police had been deployed in the entire Kamalganj and the venue of the festival to ensure security.
