When I was growing up, there were not many programmes on the TV and there was only one channel - Doordarshan. DD2 came a few years later and we finally got cable the day I gave my last exam of 12th standard. Anyway, the one show that was really popular was Ramayan. The whole family would watch it together on Sunday mornings and us kids would re-enact it later in the day.
During Durga Puja festival, there would be stalls which sold toys at the pandals - plastic maces (gada), cardboard swords, cane bows and arrows, all covered in shiny paper. Add the Ramayan fever and you get some really spirited re-enactments of the fight scenes from the serial. Our neighbour kids, along with my brother would re-create scenes from the battle between Sugreev and Bali, complete with dialogues from the serial. I being the only girl had to play Sita, so I had pretty much nothing to do but get bored, waiting for my turn to play with the "weapons".
Embarrassing and endearing at the same time, childhood memories always make me smile.