The Sri Geetagovinda Pratisthana, a non-profit charitable trust registered in Puducherry, will organise two festivals Ashtapadi and Sampoorna Geetagovinda here starting from September 12 to 16.
The festivals of performing arts will feature Odishi dance recitals and vocal renditions of all the 24 songs of Jayadeva’s Geetagovinda in solo, duet and group formats with new choreography and music composition in celebration of the releasing of an Odia book Sampoorna Geetagovinda, written by Dr Subas Pani. CM Naveen Patnaik will unveil the book at Rabindra Mandap here on Friday, whereas Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda will inaugurate the Sampoorna Geetagovinda Festival at Jayadev Bhavan on September 15.
Geetagovinda Prtisthana is collaborating with Utkal University of Culture and Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya to present the festivals.