The daily shows of the epic Ram Leela in Ayodhya was started by former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav on May 20, 2004.
The shows were stopped abruptly during the regime of his son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on November 24, 2015 after the state's Culture department refused to grant aid for the same.
After the intervention of present Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the department has ordered to restart the shows after sanctioning a handsome budget for the dramatic enactment of the life and time of Lord Rama.