👉The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, has commenced recently in the Western Odisha town of Bargarh.
👉The plays in the festival start with the dethroning of Emperor Ugrasen of Mathura by angry Kansa over the marriage of his sister Devaki with Vasudev.
👉The festival will conclude with the death of demon king Kansa and the restoration of the throne to UgrasenWith the commencement of the festival, Bargarh becomes King Kansa’s Mathura.
👉And Amapali, located about eight km away, becomes Gopapura, where Lord Krishna is said to have spent his childhood.
