Govardhana Hill (Sanskrit: गोवर्धन; pronounced[ɡoːʋɐrdʰɐnɐ]), also called Mount Govardhana and Giriraj, is a sacred Hindu site in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India on an 8 km long hill located in the area of Govardhan and Radha Kund,[1][2] which is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Vrindavan.[3] It is the sacred centre of Braj and is identified as a natural form of Krishna, the Govardhana Shila.[4][5]
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Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India on an 8 km long hill located in the area of Govardhan and Radha Kund, which is about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from...
pilgrimage to Govardhan, and its sacred GovardhanHill, from different places in India and other parts of the world. They circumambulate Govardhan and offer...
the month of Kartika, on the fourth day of Diwali. Devotees worship GovardhanHill and prepare and offer a large variety of vegetarian food to Krishna...
The Govardhana Shila is a rock from the Govardhana Hill in Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India. GovardhanHill holds a unique position in Hindu scriptures related...
worshiped at Jatpura, Mathura and was shifted in the year 1672 from Govardhanhill, near Mathura along holy river Yamuna after being retained at Agra for...
referring to the over-powering of Indra by Krishna in the lifting of Govardhanhill). Vallabhacharya named him as Gopala and the place of his worship as...
establish the formal worship of the deity. When Mādhavendra Purī arrived at GovardhanHill, the image was being already being worshipped as a snake deity by the...
from the GovardhanHills. First of all, Shravan Shukla Panchami (Nag Panchami) no. On the day of 1466, when a Braj resident went to Govardhan Mountain...
who would become the first member of the Puṣṭimārga. When he went to GovardhanHill he declared that the stone being worshipped as Devadamana was actually...
historic sand monument in its backdrop. It is situated on the holy GovardhanHill between Manasi Ganga and Radha Kund in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh...
In some parts of India, the day after Lakshmi Puja is marked with the Govardhan Puja and Balipratipada (Padwa). Some Hindu communities mark the last day...
mountain." Krishna was known by this name as a title after holding up Govardhanhill. Notable people with the name include: Giridhar Gamang (born 1943),...
inscription written on it, that leads them to GovardhanHill. The trio hire Suleman to take them to Govardhana Hill, Mathura without being caught by Police...
young men and women dance; Phoolon wali Holi in Gulaal Kund near the GovardhanHill, during which Ras Leela is performed and Holi is played with colourful...
Vrindavana. The texts state, for example, that Krishna lifts the Govardhana hill to protect the inhabitants of Vrindavana from devastating rains and floods...
seven days, while trying to save a village from a storm holding up the Govardhanhill, as a shelter. Fish and other seafood are eaten mainly in coastal areas...
Vedānta. He began the institutional worship of Śrī Nāthajī on Govardhana Hill, and became the ācārya of the Viṣṇusvāmi school. He acquired many followers...
Radha-Kund, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kusum Sarovar GovardhanHill Braj region Radha Krishna Vrindavan Wikimedia Commons has media related...
manifestation of Krishna and refer to the incident of him holding the Govardhanhill on his last finger. Each pichwai painting is considered a seva or an...
kilometres (9.0 mi) from the town of Vrindavan, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Govardhan. In ancient times, Mathura was an economic hub, located at the junction...
native of Ghatampur, who compares Shahaji to Krishna holding up the GovardhanHill to protect the people. Other prominent personalities in Shahaji's court...
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