The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed an order of the Allahabad High Court that had halted ongoing Ramleela performances at a school ground in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district, Live Law reported.

A Ramleela is the dramatic enactment of the life of Hindu deity Ram in dialogue, dance and song.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh allowed the performances to continue at the Zila Parishad Vidyalaya in Firozabad’s Tundla. The court noted that the performances had already begun on September 14, and had been held at the same site for the past 100 years.

However, the court clarified that the celebrations must not inconvenience students and “that children shall continue to play or pursue sports activities” at the site, Bar and Bench reported.

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