Bhubaneswar: Sushil Meher has been picked for the much-coveted role of King Kansa for the 78th edition of Dhanu Yatra Mahotsav in Odisha’s Bargarh, considered to be the world’s biggest open air theatre.

After a three-day selection process, the final list of selected artistes and their assigned roles was announced at the district collector’s conference hall by Additional District Magistrate and vice chairman of the Dhanu Yatra Festival Committee Mahendra Mahapatra. ADVERTISEMENT

A resident of Chichinda village under Bheden block of Bargarh district, Meher will portray the iconic character of the Mathura King for the first time. Kansa is the central character of Dhanu Yatra with its theme borrowed from ‘Krishna Leela’ and ‘Mathura Vijay’.

“Though the Bargarh stage will be new for Sushil

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