Jayadeva
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Jayadeva, also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda which concentrates on Krishna's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.
Ancient stone idol of Jayadeba at Akhandaleswara Temple, Prataparudrapura, Odisha
Jayadeva with his parents, by the artist Manaku of Guler
Gita Govinda Khandua or Kenduli Khandua, on which lines of the Gita Govinda are woven into the fabric
The poet Jayadeva bows to Vishnu. Gouache on paper, c. 1730.
Gita Govinda
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The Gita Govinda is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna, Radha and gopis of Vrindavan.
Original palm leaf manuscript of the Gita Govinda in Odisha State Museum
Jayadeva worshipping Krishna and Radha
Handwritten palm leaf manuscript of Jayadeva's Gitagovinda by the medieval Odissi musician-poet Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka of Paralakhemundi
RasaLila by Krishna, in Prem Mandir Vrindavan