Odisha government will contend for heritage status from Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) for Bargarh’s famous Dhanu Jatra, arguably the world’s biggest ...
The Western Odisha town of Bargarh seems caught in a time warp. A moustachioed man wearing a crown sits atop a caparisoned elephant, shouting orders. He stops speeding trucks on the national highway ...
Majhi on Tuesday night joined the annual ‘Dhanu Jatra’ festival at Bargarh, considered the world’s largest open-air theatre, focused on the defeat of King Kansa by Lord Krishna. Riding an elephant, ...