Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

ODISSI DANCE AND GITA GOVINDA: AN OVERVIEW

Manoranjan Nayak

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Dance is always an art with its origin of divine attributes is intended for spiritual and religious contentment. The performance of dancing under most sacred auspices has prevailed in India through many centuries. Odissi is one of eight classical dance forms from India. Based on archaeological evidence, it is possibly the oldest surviving Indian dance form. Over the years Odissi has become one of the most popular classical dance styles. Odissi has its own temple history. It was regularly performed in Jagannath Temple, Shaivite, Vaishnavite and Shakta temples in Odisha. The divine love tales of Radha and the cowherd God Krishna are favorite themes for interpretation and a typical recital of Odissi always contain at least one or two ashtapadis (poem of eight couplets) from Jayadeva‘s Gita Govinda which describes in exquisite Sanskrit poetry the complex relationship between Radha and her Lord.

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ODISSI DANCE AND GITA GOVINDA: AN OVERVIEW, MANORANJAN NAYAK GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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