It is 25 years since the final episode of one of India's biggest ever TV programmes, Ramayan. Based on the Hindu epic the Ramayana, it brought India to a standstill every Sunday morning as more than a hundred million people tuned in. Leading actress Deepika Chikhalia recalls working on the hit television series.

(Picture: Women hold candles in front of a picture of Hindu gods. Credit: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)