The Car Festival being celebrated on Wednesday, socio-cultural organisation Disha staged a play Kalijuge Jagannatha on Monday here at the Bhanjakala Mandap. The 90-minute play portrayed the Jagannatha Tattwa and mesmerised the audiences.
The play focused on the character of Dayanidhi, an ardent devotee of lord Jagannath.
He promised his wife and daughter to take them to Puri. But he did not fulfil their wish for his poor financial condition. later, circumstances changed, and they could have a visit to Puri. They took darshan lord Jagannath. The moral of the story was until and unless lord Jagannath wishes, a devotee cannot go to his Dham.
Jagabandhu Jena, Sonika Sahoo and Mamali were protagonists of the play. Jagabandhu Jena played the character of Dayanidhi and said, “I conveyed the message that lord Jagannath is the supreme power, through my character.” Veteran artist Asim Basu’s stagecraft added an extra colour to the scenes. The play was written and directed by Narayan Chandra Ojha. Music was scored by Binaya Das. Pradeep Tripathy handled light arrangement.