"Gosaunik Geet" (Maithili) | |
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Devotional folk songs by Maithili folk poets | |
Language | Maithili |
Venue | Gosaunik Ghar |
Genre | Maithili folk devotional song |
Gosaunik Geet (Maithili: गोसाउनिक गीत) are devotional folk songs sung in the Mithila region by Maithils through which they try to please their Kul Devi.[1][2] It is sung during the auspicious occasions of Mundana, Upanayana and marriage, etc at the Gosaunik Ghar of Maithils.[3] Vidyapati was one of the prominent Maithili poet who is credited for composing and singing the famous Gosaunik Geet "Jai Jai Bhairavi".[4][5]