Bargarh Dhanu Jatra 2011
World' Largest Open Air theater
9th January 2011 to 19th Jan 2011
The KOSLI (western Odisha) town of Bargarh is gearing up for the famous annual Dhanu Yatra that will begin on January 9. The 11-day cultural extravaganza is globally known as world’s largest open-air theatre. The tiny town, spread over a few square kilometres, will turn into the epic city of Mathura while the nearby villages, rivers and buildings will take names as described in the Mahabharat. Amapali village will be known as Gopapur while the Jeera River that flows between Bargarh and Amapali will be named as Yamuna. The festival will begin with enactment the marriage of Vasudev and Devaki followed by the birth of Krishna to conclude with the death of King Kansa.
Dhanu Yatra is celebrated as a commemoration of Lord Krishna visit to Mathura. It is a distinctive form of annual festivity, in which the small isolated Bargah town of Kosal region turns into a massive open-air theatre. The basic idea behind this festival is to celebrate the victory of Lord Krishna over his autocrat uncle Kansa, who was a very cruel man. During the Dhanu yatra period, Bargah serves as the classic town Mathura, which is also the place where Lord Krishna took birth.
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