Consider the following statements about Jatra It is a folk theatre of Maharashtra It is influenced b...........

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Consider the following statements about Jatra:

It is a folk theatre of Maharashtra.
It is influenced by the teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Cymbals are the only musical instruments used in the performance.
Its speciality is Double Singing.

Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?

1,3 and 4 only

1,2 and 3 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 4 only

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Explanation:

Jatra is a popular folk-theatre form of Odia theatre, Bengali theatre, spread throughout most of Odia,Bengali speaking areas of the Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh and Indian states of Odisha,West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. The origin of jatra intrinsically a musical theatre form, is traditionally credited to the rise of Sri Chaitanya's Bhakti movement, wherein Chaitanya himself played Rukmini in the performance of Rukmini Haran ("The abduction of the Charming Rukmini") from Krishna's life story, a first definite presentation of this theatrical spectacle.