Online Event started on March 18th, 2024
Registration Fee - 100/- per participant
Participate in any number of competitions
Registration will be accepted till - April 17th, 2024 [but we recommend you to register as soon as possible]
Last date for Performance Submission - April 19th, 2024
Final Result Date: April 28th, 2024
PROMO VIDEO
SHLOKA RECITATION
Language for translation can be English, Hindi or Kannada.
Judgment Criteria: Clarity in pronunciation, Proper tune/meter of shloka, Translation
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ]
Participants should recite any 16 lines of Nama Ramayanam or Any 4 shlokas from Rama Raksha strotram without seeing.
Duration 3 minutes
File naming format -
- SHLOKA-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - SHLOKA-J-Damodar-9898989898
Best 8 participants will be selected for FINAL ROUND on ZOOM. Further details will be informed to the respective candidate.
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Participants should recite any 20 lines of Nama Ramayanam or Any 5 shlokas of Rama Raksha strotram
Duration : 4 Minutes
File naming format -
- SHLOKA-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - SHLOKA-S-Damodar-9898989898
Best 8 participants will be selected for FINAL ROUND on ZOOM. Further details will be informed to the respective candidate.
See common instructions for uploading and recording participants video
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STORY TELLING
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ] &
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Participants may select Any story from Ramayana.
Language can be Kannada/ English.
Max Duration: 4 +1 minutes
Judgement Criteria: Pronunciation, Punctuation, body language and expression.
File naming format for Junior -
- STORY-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - STORY-J-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Senior -
- STORY-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - STORY-S-Damodar-9898989898
Best 8 participants from each group will be selected for FINAL ROUND on ZOOM. Further details will be informed to respective candidate.
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ESSAY-WRITING
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Maximum of 1000 words.
Language can be Kannada/ English.
Topics -
- Lessons for our life from Jatayu's selfless service
- Lesson from life of Vibhishana
- The Importance of Friendship and Loyalty in the Ramayana
- The Relevance of the Ramayana in current Times.
- Can Dharma/Rama Rajya established in current times? If yes how can we establish- take reference from Ramayana.
Participants should write essay in a ruled A4 sheet.
Take good quality photo or scaned photo and upload it to the link which will be shared to you immediatly on registration.
Make sure text is clearly readable in the photo.
Judgement Criteria: Content, Flow, Creativity, Grammatical composition and vocabulary.
File naming format -
- ESSAY-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - ESSAY-S-Damodar-9898989898
SINGING RAMA BHAJANS
Sub Junior [ Age Group 4-7 yrs ]
Junior [ Age Group 8-10 yrs ]
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Open Category[ Age Group above 16 yrs]
Bhajan shall be preferably in Kannada / Hindi language.
Any Rama Bhajan from vaishnava saints[ like Dasara padagalu, jayadev goswami, meerabai etc.]
Max Duration: 3 +1 minutes.
Judgement Criteria: Voice quality, raga, bhava, tala, laya.
File naming format for Sub Junior (age 4-7 yrs) -
- SING-K-name-mobile
- E.g. - SING-K-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Junior (age 8-10 yrs) -
- SING-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - SING-J-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Seniors (age 11-16 yrs)-
- SING-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - SING-S-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Open Category-
- SING-O-name-mobile
- E.g. - SING-O-Damodar-9898989898
Best 8 participants will be selected from each group for FINAL ROUND on ZOOM. Further details will be informed to respective candidate.
Rules for Kirtan
- Use of Digital softwares like Auto-tune or Melodine is not allowed
- Use of heavy equipment such as condenser mic or audio interfaces is not allowed.
- Singing of Bhajans in filmy tunes will not be entertained.
- Use of accompanied instruments such as Harmonium, Tabla, Mridanga, Dholak, Kartals and acoustic Guitar or other wind instruments is allowed.
- Recording must be sent in .mp4/.avi format.
- The link for submission will be sent in our telegram group after registration.
- The decision of the ICC will be considered final, if any discrepancies arise.
- Emphasis will be given on traditional setup in video(example – Indian outfit, devotional background etc.)
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DRAWING AND COLORING
Participants can choose colouring options as per their choice like crayons, sketchpen etc.,
Upload 2 photos
- Photo of the Painting
- Photo of painting with participant
on a link which will be shared to you on registration.
Judgement Criteria: Visual appeal, color combination, creativity and neatness.
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ]
Participants can select any one of the uploaded sample drawing from Ram lila.
Click Here for sample Sketches
File naming format -
- DRAW-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - DRAW-J-Damodar-9898989898
Best 3 participants will be the winners.
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Participants can select any one of the theme from Ramayana.
Participants have to do draw and then paint.
File naming format -
- DRAW-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - DRAW-S-Damodar-9898989898
Best 3 participants will be the winners.
FANCY DRESS
Sub Junior [ Age Group 2-5 yrs ] &
Junior [ Age Group 6-10 yrs ]
Theme - Lord Ram or any character connected with Lord Rama
Dress your baby in the form of Rama or any character of Ramayana with elegant dress with required accessories. Let them narrate their identity in a short talk (Video duration - 30 sec to 2 minute)
(Characters example -> Rama, Sita, Laxman, Hanuman, Jatayu, Jambvant, Ravana, etc)
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Judgement criteria: Makeup and Costume, Authenticity and Visual presentation.
Best 3 winners from each group will be selected
Winner will be selected as per Jury's judgement.
File naming format for Sub Junior (age 2-5 yrs)-
- FANCY-K-name-mobile
- E.g. - FANCY-K-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Junior (age 6-10 yrs) -
- FANCY-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - FANCY-J-Damodar-9898989898
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CLASSICAL DANCE
Dance Type - Classical Dance (Bharat natyam)
Language - kannada, telugu, Tamil.
Judgment criteria - Abhinayam(Face expression), nritta( dance), laya( alignment to song).
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ]
Topic - Songs or shloka on Lord Rama.
Duration - 2 to 3mins.
File naming format for Junior -
- DANCE-J-name-mobile
- E.g. - DANCE-J-Damodar-9898989898
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Open Category [ Age Group above 16 yrs]
Topic - Songs on Lord Rama.
Duration- 5 to 6mins.
File naming format for Senior -
- DANCE-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - DANCE-S-Damodar-9898989898
File naming format for Open Category-
- DANCE-O-name-mobile
- E.g. - DANCE-O-Damodar-9898989898
See common instructions for uploading and recording participants video
QUIZ ON RAMAYANA
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ] &
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Open Category [ Age Group above 16 yrs]
Guidelines :
Questions ( MCQ’s, Fill in the blank etc..) will be based on the topics of Ramayana.
Dates :
For Juniors - 20th April 2024, 6 - 6:45 pm
For Seniors - 20th April 2024, 7 - 7:45 pm.
For Open Category- 20th April 2024, 8 - 8:30 pm.
Online link for the quiz will be sent later to participants on the day of competition.
Best 8 participants will be selected for FINAL ROUND.
BIRTHDAY CARD MAKING
Junior [ Age Group 5-10 yrs ] &
Senior [ Age Group 11-16 yrs ]
Guidelines
Eco-friendly material is encouraged for card making
Theme -
Birthday card to Lord Rama. Other themes will be disqualified.
Use of colors and other necessary enhancing items permitted.
Kindly refrain from using expensive enhancements.
Please make sure upload a good quality of the picture. Picture size not to exceed 5mb.
File naming format -
- GREET-S-name-mobile
- E.g. - GREET-S-Damodhar-9898989898
Common instructions for recording and uploading participants videos.
Hare Krishna,
All participating contestants are requested to follow rules and then share videos with us.
Rules for Contest -
1. Camera should be at Eye-level.
2. There should be enough light and the audio should be clear. (light on face and No shadow - record in day not in evening or night)
3. There should enough space over the head.
4. Try to record so that video is stable (not shaking due to holding the Camera in hand).
5. We will not accept Shaking video
6. Background can be plain wall.
7. Don't use any music to avoid copyright issue. (You or family members can play instruments but not of any other singer/musician)
8. We will not accept any video on Whats app.
9. Video duration - maximum 4 minutes
Links to submit your participation file
Join the below telegram groups to submit your participation file.
Sample Videos
Registration Fee - 100/- per participant
Participate in any number of competitions
Registration will be accepted till - April 17th, 2024 [but we recommend you to register as soon as possible]
Last date for Performance Submission - April 19th, 2024
Final Result Date: April 28th, 2024
