new delhi this dussehra pawan sharma will die for the 26t h time at the hands of lord rama a tour agent by profession the 46yearold has been playing the king of lanka for the last 25 years in the ramlila organized by nav shri dharmik lila committee he said he always wanted to do a negative role and ravana was the best he could ever get i always wanted to play ravana it is a challenging role and through this character i can enlighten people on how excessive pride can lead to the downfall of even the most powerful said sharma just like sharma many working professionals students and a handful of kids come together every year during this time from moradabad bareilly and meerut to act in the ramlilas organized by committees across the capital while some see this as the first step in their acting career others participate just for the love of acting and many like sharma perform purely out of devotion sharma said that initially when he was given this role his friends made fun of him but once they understood what ravana stood for and the intellect he had they appreciated the part he said in fact his association with the role and ramlila has earned him the nickname lankeswar among his friends and fellow actors for eightyearold adammya misra playing little lord rama and gauri mata is a way of preparing herself for an acting career she has been acting for the lav kush ramlila committee for the past two years she said her family and her passion for acting motivated her to perform in ramlilas art is art whether learnt on a big stage or a small one through this i will develop skills that will be useful in the future she said while adammya is chasing big dreams 23year old rahul sharma a multimedia professional acts to fulfill his hobby sharma has been playing the role of lakshmana for the past four years acting is my passion and with my job i have little time to pursue it these ten days are the only period when i can do what i love the most he said upendra pal singh a railway employee has done every role possible i have been acting in ramlilas since i was 16 i have done all sorts of roles but after i gained weight i started playing hanuman said singh who works with the sanatan dharma lila dangal maidan singh ensures that every year around this time he is in delhi i take leave from work to be here at this time of the year for me this is the only way to show my gratitude to god he said