Maharashtra’s RD Parade 2021 Tableaux To Showcase ‘Saint Tradition’

 

New Delhi, 21: The State of Maharashtra has a strong religious and cultural heritage. There is a long list of Saints who hailed from Maharashtra having a strong influence on the tradition of the State.  A glance of the 'Saint tradition of Maharashtra' will walk the ramp in the ensuing Republic Day Parade 2021at the royal Rajpath.   

The work on this attractive tableau is in its final stage of preparations at the Delhi Cantonment‘s Rangshala. From the initiation of the concept of Tableau till its completion and the rehearsals of the artists in the Cantonment area, is done by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs on behalf Government of Maharashtra.

  The Chitrarath construction work is underway under the guidance of Rahul Dhansare, head of Team Shubh from Nagpur, shortlisted for this job.

Design of the Tableau

The tableau would exhibit an eight feet huge and a seated statue of the great Saint Dnyaneshwar, a thirteenth century renowned poet, yogi and philosopher, along with ‘Dnyaneshwari’ a religious literary book, he authored. In the middle part, Statues of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Saint Tukaram giving the message, ‘Devotion and Power’ which go hand in hand.  Deity of millions of devotees, Lord Vitthal’s (Lord Krishna) 8.5 feet Statue and ‘Santwani’, a religious literary work of saints has been displayed at the end of this Tableau.

Replicas of various saints like Saint Janabai, Saint Kanhopatra, Saint Namdev, Saint Sheikh Mohammad, Saint Narhari, Saint Sawta, Saint Damajipant, Saint Goroba, Saint Eknath, Saint Sena, Saint Chokhamela will also hold special attraction for the spectators. Around 30 artists are been working on this day and night under the supervision of the art Director Naresh Charde and Pankaj Ingale.

The concept and three-dimensional replica of this design has been created by young artists Roshan Gule (24) and Tushar Pradhan (23).

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Amarjyot Kaur Arora, PRO/ MIC New Delhi/2021/RDParade News/