Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s frescoes, Shakespeare’s plays, Tagore’s Gitanjali. And Agatha Christie’s play The Mousetrap that has been running virtually non-stop for 80 years now. What do they have in common with Jayadeva’s song of devotion and love, Gita Govinda? They are all timeless works of beauty that have granted immortality to their creators! Gita Govinda is perhaps still more special, for it not only remains alive in people’s collective memory but is also an integral part of their everyday life. This beautiful composition is sung and performed at the Jagannatha temple at Puri every single day; a long and unbroken tradition of 800 years! Which other work of art in the world can claim such an impressive record?
Nearly eight centuries have gone by, and Jayadeva’s epic love song is still sung across the country and enjoyed...
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