Ramlila is a popular form of theatre around the tales of Lord Rama and His arch enemy Ravana, the ten-headed demon. This theatre form is performed over years in Northern India. Across the Ganges, twelve miles from Varanasi is Ramnagar Fort, where every year31-day cycle of Ramlila is performed. Ramlila was given its present form by Maharaja Udit Narain Singh, a great patron of the arts and devotee of Rama. Ramlila of Ramnagar is a unique event; when the religious epic is recreated year after year on such a magnificent scale.