ppet . ▁The ▁pu pp ete ers ▁magn ify ▁the ▁sh adows ▁by ▁holding ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁screen . ▁These ▁pu ppets ▁are ▁treated ▁cer emon ial ly , ▁being ▁bl essed ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁first ▁used ▁and ▁are ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁the ▁as hes ▁stre wn ▁in ▁a ▁river ▁when ▁they ▁become ▁worn ▁out ▁and ▁unus able . ▁Another ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁pu ppet ▁form ▁of ▁Rab ana ▁is ▁much ▁larger ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁R ama ▁with ▁greater ▁dram atic ▁impact ▁and ▁cast s ▁an ▁impress ive ▁shadow ▁on ▁the ▁screen . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁ ▁Rab ana ▁Ch h aya ▁performances ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁night , ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁the ▁pu ppets ▁being ▁project ed ▁onto ▁a ▁white ▁cur tain ▁against ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁an ▁oil ▁lamp . ▁The ▁performance ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁breaking ▁of ▁a ▁co con ut ▁and ▁with ▁inv oc ations ▁to ▁the ▁H indu ▁gods ▁R ama ▁and ▁G anes ha . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁performance ▁is ▁narr ated ▁in ▁pro se ▁by ▁a ▁narr ator , ▁called ▁gay ak , ▁who ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁sing ers . ▁The ▁perform ers ▁tradition ally ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁B hat ▁community ▁and ▁the ▁singing ▁is ▁accompanied ▁by ▁musical ▁instruments ▁including ▁r amt ali ▁( cast an ets ), ▁k ab u ji ▁( c ym b als ) ▁and ▁the ▁k han j ani , ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁tamb our ine . ▁The ▁dialog ues ▁and ▁the ▁songs