Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday extended his greetings to all on the occasion of world’s largest open-air theatre ‘Dhanu Yatra’, which kicked off in Bargarh town.
Dhanu Yatra is a unique symbol of our art and tradition. It depicts the epic story of Lord Krishna’s journey to Mathura, said the Chief Minister.
ବିଶ୍ଵ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସର୍ବବୃହତ୍ ମୁକ୍ତାକାଶ ରଙ୍ଗମଞ୍ଚରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ବରଗଡ଼ ଧନୁଯାତ୍ରା ଅବସରରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଉଛି। ଭଗବାନ କୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ମଥୁରା ଯାତ୍ରାର ମହାନ ଗାଥାକୁ ଏହା ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶିତ କରିଆସୁଛି। ଆମ କଳା ଓ ପରମ୍ପରାର ଏହା ହେଉଛି ଅନନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତୀକ। #ଧନୁଯାତ୍ରା pic.twitter.com/hPNbdHzLBi
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 15, 2024
During the eleven-day long festival, the whole town of Bargarh becomes the city of Mathura, the capital of Kansha’s kingdom and river Jeera becomes the river Yamuna and village Ambapali situated on the other side of the rivet Jeera becomes Gopapura, the childhood place of Lord Krishna and the entire zone is transformed into a very big stage where the full episode starting from birth of Lord Krishna, his childhood and death of Kansha in hands of Krishna is enacted in different parts.
The entire Bargarh town has been decorated with colourful lights and banners for this world famous festival.