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Yamalarjun, Gokul: The Twin Arjuna Trees of the Damodara Leela, Their Legend and How to Reach
The Yamalarjun (Yamala-Arjuna or twin Arjuna trees) in Gokul were two massive Arjuna trees in the courtyard of Nanda Baba, associated with Krishna's childhood Damodara Leela or Ukhal Bandhan Leela. By the Srimad Bhagavatam, the trees were Nalakuvara and Manigriva, sons of Kubera, cursed by Narada Muni for their pride to stand as trees until freed by Krishna. When Mother Yashoda tied the toddler Kr...
Uncha Gaon, Barsana: The Village of Lalita Sakhi, Its Temples and How to Reach
Uncha Gaon (also Unchagaon or Ooncha Gaon) is a historic sacred village about 3 to 5 km west of Barsana, revered as the birthplace and home of Shri Lalita Sakhi, the chief of the Ashtasakhis, the eight principal companions of Radha. The village sits around a small hill (Ator Parvat or Sakhi-Giri), with the hilltop Shri Lalita Sakhi Mandir housing Radha, Krishna and Lalita Devi. Near the base is De...
Who Is Radha's Husband? Ayan, Krishna and the Truth Behind the Question
In folklore and secondary texts, Radha's worldly husband is Ayan, also called Abhimanyu or Rayan Gopa, a cowherd of the village of Yavat near Nandgaon. But her true, eternal spiritual consort is Lord Krishna. By tradition, Radha placed a shadow form of herself (Chhaya Radha) in her home and it was this shadow that was married to Ayan, while the real Radha belonged only to Krishna. Texts like the G...
Vrishabhanu Kund, Barsana: Radha's Father's Jal Mahal, Its Legend and How to Reach
Vrishabhanu Kund (also called Bhanokhar or Jal Mahal) is a historic stepped pond in Barsana, built by King Vrishabhanu, the father of Shrimati Radha Rani, beside his palace on the Bhanugarh hills. It was his personal daily bathing pool and a playground for Radha and her sakhis. Its adjacent Jal Mahal palace is famously designed with three storeys standing submerged under the water. It lies about 1...
Nand Baithak, Nandgaon: The Parliament of Braj, Its Legends and How to Reach
Nand Baithak, beside the adjacent Nand Kund, is a sacred site in Nandgaon where Nanda Maharaja, Krishna's foster father, would sit each morning after his bath to relax and hold council with the cowherd elders. Baithak means a seat or sitting-place and the site is traditionally regarded as the Parliament of ancient Nandgaon, where village decisions were made, including the famous decision to worshi...
Uddhav Kyari, Nandgaon: Where the Bhramar Geet Was Sung and Devotion Humbled Knowledge
Uddhav Kyari (also Udho-kriya-sthana or Kadamba-kyari) is a sacred forested site on the parikrama marg of Nandisvara hill in Nandgaon, near Mathura. It is revered as the place of the Uddhav-Gopi Samvad, the dialogue between Krishna's messenger Uddhav and the Gopis, immortalised in the Bhramar Geet of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna sent the learned Uddhav here to teach the Gopis to meditate on the ...
Yashoda Kund, Nandgaon: Mother Yashoda's Sacred Pond, Its Legends and How to Reach
Yashoda Kund is a sacred historic pond in Nandgaon, just south of Nand Bhavan (Nanda Bhavan), associated with Krishna's childhood. Mother Yashoda came here each morning to bathe, often bringing baby Krishna and Balarama to play in the water. On its bank stands a Narsimhadev temple where she prayed for Krishna's safety and on the western side lie the ancient Hau-Bilau (hobgoblin) statues she is sai...
Kansa Vadh and Rangbhoomi, Mathura: The Arena Where Krishna Slew the Tyrant, Its Story and How to Reach
Rangbhoomi, also called the Kansa Vadh Sthal or Kans Tila, is the open-air site in Mathura revered as the ancient wrestling arena where Lord Krishna killed his tyrant uncle, King Kansa. It stands opposite the Main Post Office, near the Rangeshwar Mahadev temple, close to the Krishna Janmabhoomi complex and Vishram Ghat. By the Srimad Bhagavatam, Kansa lured Krishna and Balarama to a wrestling fest...
Yogmaya Mandir, Gokul (Mathura): The Goddess Who Saved Krishna, Timings, Legend and How to Reach
Yogmaya Mandir is a temple to Goddess Yogmaya in Gokul, about 10 km from Mathura, revered as Yogmaya Janam Sthan. It is open 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with morning and evening aarti and entry is free. By the Bhagavata Purana, Yogmaya was born to Yashoda in Gokul on the very night Krishna was born in Kansa's prison in Mathura; Vasudeva carried the baby Krishna across the Yamuna an...
Gokarneshwar Mahadev Mandir, Mathura: Timings, the Guardian Shiva Legend and How to Reach
Gokarneshwar Mahadev Mandir (Gokarn Nath) is an ancient Shiva temple on an elevated mound on Bhuteshwar Road, Masani, near the Akashvani (All India Radio) station in Mathura. In winter it is open about 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM; in summer about 5:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Entry is free. It is the northern guardian (Kshetrapal) of Mathura, one of the four cardinal ...
Nand Ghat, Gokul: The Yamuna Bank Where Krishna Rescued Nand Baba, Its Legend and How to Reach
Nand Ghat is a sacred bank of the Yamuna near Gokul, in the Bhaigaon neighbourhood of Mathura district. By the Srimad Bhagavatam, this is where Nand Baba, Krishna's foster father, was captured by the servants of Varuna Deva after bathing at a forbidden hour and where the child Krishna dived into the river, reached Varuna's palace and brought his father safely home. The adjacent village is called B...
Dhir Samir Ghat, Vrindavan: The Gentle Breeze of the Yamuna, Its Legend, Saints and How to Reach
Dhir Samir Ghat (also spelled Dheer Sameer) is a serene, spiritually profound bank of the Yamuna in Vrindavan, near Keshi Ghat and Vanshi Vat. The name means 'gentle breeze': by legend, Krishna's flute at this grove was so enchanting that even the strong Vrindavan winds slowed to a gentle whisper to listen. The poet Jayadeva immortalised it in the Gita Govinda ('Dhira samire yamuna tire...'). It i...
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