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Detailed explanation-1: -Held in the Pushya month as per the Hindu calendar that coincides with December or January, Dhanu Jatra is an 11-day long festival. This biggest open-air theatre festival is held in the Bargarh district in Odisha. Dhanu Yatra 2023-2024 will be organised from December 28, 2023, to January 6, 2024.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘Dhanu Yatra’, which marks the victory of good over evil, came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the celebration of the country’s Independence and is held annually.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dhanu Jatra or Dhanu Yatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated in Bargarh, Odisha. Spread across a 8 km radius area around the Bargarh municipality, it is world’s largest open air theater, one that finds a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution: The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ event, known as the world’s largest open-air theatre, began in the town of Bargarh in Western Odisha. The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ began in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the country’s Independence celebrations.