THEATRE : Rajeev Raj Gupta Presents “Shri Krishna Leela” Hindi Play at Shri Adhyaya Katyayni Shakti Peeth Temple (Chhatarpur Mandir), Chhatarpur > 12pm on 25th August 2016

Time : 12:00 pm  Add to Calendar 25/08/2016 12:00 25/08/2016 13:30 Asia/Kolkata THEATRE : Rajeev Raj Gupta Presents “Shri Krishna Leela” Hindi Play Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/08/theatre-rajeev-raj-gupta-presents-shri.html Shri Adhyaya Katyayni Shakti Peeth Temple (Chhatarpur Mandir), Chhatarpur, New Delhi DD/MM/YYYY

Duration : 1 hour 30 mins 

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Venue : Shri Adhyaya Katyayni Shakti Peeth Temple (Chhatarpur Mandir), Chhatarpur, New Delhi
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Chhatarpur(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : Rajeev Raj Gupta Presents “Shri Krishna Leela” Hindi Play 

About the Director :  
This dramatic play is directed by Mr. Rajeev Raj Gupta, diploma holder from the reputed Shri Ram Center, Mandi House and YMCA, worked for several productions and serials. Have done Film Making course from Institute of Moving Images, Mumbai with excellent grades. He is a well known choreographer also, specially works to give chance to upcoming artists to show their talent. His group Sanskriti Theatre Group is well known group for giving platform to upcoming artists and for the productions based on mythological events and patriotic themes. In the last 17 years (since 1999) group has been performed several ballets like Krishna or Mahabharata…the battle begins, Durga, Shiva, Draupadi, Meera, Bhishma …life of a Legend and Dasha-avtar, now in this segment, group is moving ahead with the new production called Shri Krishna.

About Shri Krishna Katha…

Krishna was born in a tense historical period preceeding a devastating war. King Kansa, he usurped the throne of his father, Ugrasena, and put him in prison. When Devaki, daughter of Ugrasena, married Vasudeva, After the wedding, Kansa took the reins of the wedding chariot and started to escort the couple home. Along the way, a voice from the sky addressed him: "You foolish king, the eighth son of Devaki will kill you!"

Kansa pulled Devaki down by her hair, drew his sword and prepared to kill her on the spot, but Vausdeva begged for his bride's life and promised to let him kill the eighth child, so that the oracle would not be fulfilled. Kansa agreed to spare her life, but locked Vasudeva and Devaki in a stone prison. Thereafter, he mercilessly killed the first six sons of Devaki. Devaki's seventh son miscarried but mystically transferred to the womb of Queen Rohini in Vrindavana. This became Krishna's older brother, Balarama. Soon thereafter, Devaki became pregnant with her eighth child. Krishna was born at the stroke of midnight in His four-armed Vishnu form, dressed in silk and jewels, carrying the four weapons: the conch, disc, club and lotus. His parents prayed for Him to turn Himself into an ordinary baby so they could hide Him from Kansa. The Lord advised Vasudeva to take him to Vrindavana and exchange him with a girl that had just been born there. Then He turned Himself into a baby. Magically, the guards in Kansa's prison fell asleep, and all the iron shackles, chains and locks automatically opened. Without questioning this, Vasudeva took the child and departed for Vrindavana. Like the story of Moses, the story of Krishna also includes a parting of the waters, allowing Vasudeva to carry Krishna across the Jamuna River to Vrindavana. There was a chance Kansa would spare the child because the omen said it would be the eighth son that would kill him. Devaki pleaded with him, but Kansa pulled the baby girl from her arms and dashed her against a stone. The girl slipped from his hands and rose above his head as the eight-armed form of Goddess Durga, dressed in fine garments and jewels. She said, "The enemy you contemplate is living somewhere else. You are a fool to hurt innocent children. Krishna will kill you."

When Yasoda and Nanda found Krishna as their son, they performed all the religious ceremonies in secret, to avoid Kansa's wrath. Kansa enlisted a demon named Putana to kill newborn babies. The demon dressed as a beautiful woman and flew on her broom to Krishna's nursery, hoping to kill Him with the poison she had smeared on her nipples. Krishna's mother innocently let Putana pick the baby up and put it to her breast. Krishna closed His eyes and sucked out her life air, killing her, without taking her poison. After few years Krishna killed the demon snake Kaalia under Yamuna river.

Every year the residents of Vrindavana worshiped Lord Indra for supplying rain. One year when Krishna was a youth, He asked Nanda to worship Govardhana Hill instead of Indra. Krishna argued, "We do not derive any special benefit from Indra. Our specific relationship is with Govardhana Hill and Vrindavana forest. Let us have nothing to do with Indra." Finally all agreed with Krishna and prepared to offer the sacrifice to Govardhana Hill. This made Lord Indra angry and jealous. Indra then sent a storm to devastate Vrindavana. All the people and animals came to Krishna for shelter, and in a miraculous show of strength, Krishna lifted Govardhana Hill with one finger to make the mountain into a huge umbrella. 

Kansa's demons harassed children throughout the region for fifteen years. Krishna and Balarama entered the splendorous city with their friends. By and by they came to the wrestling ring and accepted the challenge to fight Kansa's demons. After fighting for a few moments, Krishna and Balarama easily killed their opponents. Everyone except Kansa rejoiced at the wonderful defeat. The evil king stopped the celebration and shouted: "Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds' property and arrest that evil man Nanda! Kill that ill-motivated Vasudeva! Also kill my father, Ugrasena, along with his followers, who have sided with our enemies."

Krishna jumped into the stands, seized Kansa, knocked off his crown and dragged him to the wrestling mat by his hair. There He easily killed Kansa, striking him with His fist. Krishna and Balarama met their parents.

About Sanskriti Theatre Group : 

Sanskriti Theatre Group is well known group for giving platform to upcoming artists and for the productions based on mythological events and patriotic themes. In the last 17 years (since 1999) group has been performed several ballets like Shir Rama, Krishna, Durga, Mahadev, Agnisuta-Draupadi, Meera, Daanveer Karna…the unwanted one, Bheeshma, Dasha-avtar, Luv-Kush...the twin warrior any many more. The other forthcoming productions are Maharaja Agrasen, Gautama Buddha and Chaitnya Mahaprbhu. Sanskriti is also organizing a 14 days long Digital Ramayana Show in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad since 2014. The show is winner of Best RamLeela Show in UP 2014 and 2015, Best Concept design, Best Ram, Best Actor als

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