India
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Ayodhya, Sep 15: Nearly 100 seers in Ayodhya are against the Bollywood actors performing Ramlila during Navaratri in the temple town. On Tuesday, they met at Bada Bhakt Maal temple and decided to meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister asking him to ban the “immoral Ramlila.”
Mahant Dharam Das, the priest of Hanuman Garhi temple, said that people seek the blessings of the performers at Ramlilas because of the strict moral discipline that they follow. “There is a special tradition of Ramlila in Ayodhya. Artistes who play the roles of Lord Ram, Mata Sita and other characters in traditional Ramlila, are respected by people. We bow before them. We cannot seek blessings from Bollywood actors who don’t follow religious discipline,” The Times of India quotes him as saying.
Mahant Awadhesh Das Shastri added that Bollywood actors eat non-vegetarian, drink alcohol and indulge in immoral…