Updated On: 28 September, 2025 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMD
As the city gears up for Dussehra, our photographers check out some of the city’s Ramleela productions and catch the action backstage

Akshat Saxena, a gym owner and martial arts trainer from Nainital, plays the role of Ram in the production put up by the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, at the Raje Shahaji Kridangan in Malad (West) in Mumbai. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
A state table tennis player and a post-graduate student from Uttarakhand, Unnati Saxena (reflected), plays the role of Sita in the Ramleela presented by the Shri Ram Manas Manch Mandali at Raje Shahaji Kridangan, Malad. This is organised by the Shri Ramlila Prachar Samiti. PIC/SATEJ SHINDE
Artistes of the Anant Ramleela Mandal of Mathura take a break at Swaraj Bhoomi, Chowpatty, where the Ramleela is organised by the Shri Adarsha Ramleela Samiti, Mumbai. PIC/ASHISH RAJE