ik , ▁the ▁former ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Od ish a ▁was ▁f ined ▁once ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁minister s . ▁The ▁department ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁has ▁accord ed ▁National ▁Festival ▁status ▁to ▁D han u ▁Y atra ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁by ▁some ▁old ▁people ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁freedom , ▁of ▁newly ▁formed ▁independent ▁India ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁r ul ers , ▁the ▁labor ▁class ▁workers ▁started ▁this ▁festival . ▁Death ▁of ▁K ans a ▁symbol ised ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁colonial ▁rules . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁The ▁main ▁municipality ▁area ▁turns ▁into ▁the ▁historical ▁town ▁of ▁Math ura ▁Nag ari , ▁river ▁Je era ▁turns ▁into ▁Yam una , ▁Amb apa ali ▁village ▁( now ▁a ▁w ard ▁- ▁part ▁of ▁B arg ar h ▁municipality ) ▁becomes ▁G op ap ura . ▁A ▁P ond ▁by ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Je era ▁river ▁in ▁Amb ap ali ▁becomes ▁the ▁Kal indi ▁Lake ▁of ▁the ▁myth ology . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁N ish am ani ▁School ▁Gr ound ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁Rang am ah al ▁- ▁Cultural ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁other ▁towns / ▁villages ▁of ▁western ▁Od ish a , ▁where ▁this ▁drama ▁en act ment ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁following ▁the ▁success ▁and ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁B arg ar h ▁stage . ▁The ▁notable ▁places ▁are ▁Th ua apa