Assam's folk theatre 'Bhaona' to go to the 'Ram Janam Bhoomi' Ayodhya from River Island Majuli

A 12-member team of Majuli's new Samuguri Satra is all set to stage the Assamese mythological folk theatre 'Bhaona' in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya this year.

As per reports, the main theme of the 12 member team will be 'Ramayana' and Sankardeva's Ankiya Naats.

A mask making art will also be performed by the team in Mathura and Ayodhya.

It is to be noted that Bhaona is a creation of sixteenth-century saint-reformer Srimanta Sankardeva, it is a traditional form of entertainment in Assamese and Brajavali languages. He created the form, usually staged in "namghars" (places of worship) and "xatras" (Vaishnavite monasteries), to convey religious messages to villagers through entertainment.