Mere to girdhar gopal (Multi media Dance ballet on saint Meera’s Bai’s life)

Research designed & direction : Anita Ordia
Duration of the show: 100 mts

This great saint of Hinduism and one the greatest devotees of Krishna, Mirabai was born into the royal family of Rana Ratan Singh of Merta in Rajasthan in 1498 A.D. As a three-year old child she grew extremely fond of a statue of Lord Krishna. So much so that her mother had once jokingly remarked that Krishna would one day be the girl's (Meerabai's) groom. This remark made an indelible mark on the impressionable mind of the young child.

She nurtured the notion of Krishna being her sole lord, her lover, friend and husband as she matured into a woman. She agreed to her marriage to Rana Kumbha of Mewar in Rajasthan, against her heart's wishes, to honor her grandfather's promise to Rana Kumbha. In spite of her marriage, her heart still belonged to Lord Krishna and she spent a great deal of time in the Krishna temple at her husband's palace, albeit after fulfilling her household duties.

Conspiracies were unfortunately hatched against her by several around her, to defame her, and eventually to kill her, but all of those could not deter her from her chosen path of devotion. Such great was her devotion that it is believed that she merged with the lord in his temple at Dwarka in Gujarat. According to one version, she is believed to have entered the sanctum of the temple in a state of singing ecstacy. The sanctum doors are believed to have closed on their own and when later opened, the sari (garment) of Meerabai was seen enwrapped around the idol of lord Krishna.


Main Cast Of the Ballet
Meera
Krishna
Bhojraj
Udha (Bhojraj’s sister)
Vikram (Bhojraj’s Brother)
Meera’s mother
Pujari-,2
Male Artists - 3
Female dancers-12
Nat
Nati

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