Ram is the hero of this enduring tale of familial obligations

Every year around this time, in the days leading up to the Hindu festival of Dussehra, there are thousands of Ramlilas - which translates to Ram's plays - in northern India. They culminate on Dussehra, marked by burning an effigy of the 10-headed demon-king Ravan - the blaze symbolising the triumph of good over evil.