Over the last few years, the small screen has become more ambitious in mounting mammoth sets and working on obscene budgets to retell historical and mythological stories. The paper also analyses how the producers and the writers use popular televisual aesthetics to appeal the viewers or spectators. The paper focuses on how the new technological advancement has changed the perspective of the viewers regarding the mythological shows. The contemporary feel and narrative of the show Devon ke Dev Mahadev enacted under the garb of entertainment ideology has made it to look quite different. The new ' bollywoodized ' version has replaced the traditional depiction of the religious shows. Chopra ' s Mahabharat, which became superhits in the 1980 ' s due to their modest portrayal of gods on the silver screen. The new age mythological shows mark a clear departure from Ramanand Sagar ' s Ramayan and B.

From the original Ramayana to the latest Devon Ke Dev Mahadev, religious mythologies continue to be a staple feature on Indian television. Television as a medium has captivated the very nerves and senses of the people by using the sensational narratives and the special effects. The media have become the real story tellers of our time and the definers and interpreters of reality for modern people. It has allowed the portrayal of mythical gods to come out from their traditional image and to depict them according to the modern taste. The media boom of recent years brought forth a new wave of animated mythological shows and movies. Since the early twenty first century, the stories of the gods have found new forms in the mass media.

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