In all there are 103poems in gitanjali .these poems are characterized by a variety of subject matter .the main theme of gitanjali is devotiinal dr iyengar says ’the gitanjali songs are mainly poems of bhakti in the great indian traditional it is pure poetry where the poet sings of the immanence and glory of god is known as gitanjali rabindranathe tagire wad born in culcutta on 6th may 1861 he was born in a family which was busy with creative activities.