Gita Govinda

Title	Gita Govinda
Accession Number	57.46
Museum Name	National Museum, New Delhi
Gallery Name	Manuscript
Object Type	Manuscript
Main Material	Palm Leaf
Component Material II	Ink
Manufacturing Technique	Handmade
Author	Jayadeva
Period / Year of Work	18th century AD
Subject	Literature
Language	Sanskrit
Script	Oriya
Number of folios	1
Dimensions	5.6 × 26.5 cm
Brief Description	Gita Govinda is the famous text composed by Jaydeva in 12th century AD, who was in Odisha. The text has many Sanskrit songs, commentaries and invocations that depict Krishna's courtship of the cowherd's Radha. It also has contemporary poems, recitations, songs, and dances, which indicates its popularity among the people.