Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Dhanu, which is generally refered to as Dhanu Yatra, relates to Lord Krishna's visit to Mathura. This visit was made to witness the ceremony of Bow. This event is observed in a colourful festival at Bargarh. During this festival, which runs from the 16 December until the begining of January, Bargarh becomes known as Marthura, the Jura river becomes Yamuna and the village Amapalli, (which is situated on the other bank of the river), becomes Gopa. Diffrent act of puranic descriptions are performed at specific locations and the spectators move from place to place with the action to follow the performance. During this festival the Lord is offered sweetened rice flakes which are specially prepared in a Conical shape. The festival is also refered to as Dhanu Sankranti. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.