Dying Art Form of Travelling Village Drama Theatre Performance In Mysuru

MYSURU, INDIA - JANUARY 26: Children ride a manually operated Ferris wheel in a field next to a temporary village drama theatre on January 26, 2025 in Suttur village, near Mysuru, India. Traveling village drama theatres were once a significant source of entertainment in rural India. However, with the rise of technology, including television and mobile phones with affordable data plans, these theatres are gradually fading into obscurity with artists struggling to make ends meet or taking up odd jobs to sustain themselves. (Photo by Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)