The world famous Dhanu Yatra here ended on Sunday night with an open stage pandal playing the death of King Kansa at the hands of lord Krishna and lord Balaram.
The mighty demon king finally collapsed on the resplendent Pandal of his Ranga Shabha marking the end of the 11-day-long Dhanu Yatra. The voice Kansa had heard earlier became true even though he took all precautions to save his life from child Krishna.
To save his life, Kansa had earlier killed all the eight children of his sister Devaki. But his death was pre-ordained. On the invitation of Kansa, two brothers Krishna and Balaram had come to Mathura Nagari (Bargarh) for the Dhanu Yatra. Kansa was sure that he would kill the duo as he was unaware of their divine power and relied more on his muscle power.
lord Krishna’s incarnation was meant to destroy all the evil forces with killing of Kansa. Citizens of Mathura heaved a sigh of relief after the demon king’s death king Ugresan reoccupied the throne. With Kansa having been killed, the common citizens began to celebrate the moment stating ‘Kansa raja bansa budu, aame khaibu huruma ladu’.