Goverdhan

Govardhan or Goverdhan is a key pilgrimage centre in India.The town is famous for its 21 kilometers long Parikrama of the famous Govardhan hill. The parikrama procession is held in very high religious belief. It's said that Lord Krishna held Govardhan Hill on his little finger to save the town from wrath of the god of Indra.
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Goverdhan Hill

Govardhana Hill (Devanagari: गोवर्धन पर्वत), 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 (Govardhana sila).

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Krishna Goverdhan (Daan-ghati) Temple

Daan-Ghati is one of the two main temple structures in Goverdhan, near Mathura, India. The other temple structure is called Dasvisa. Daan Ghati is a temple where the deity is in the form of a rock and that rock was lifted by lord Krishna on their little finger for 7 days. The deity is said to be going down in earth by a few millimeters every year. Local people who have been witnessing this confirm this, though there is no scientific proof for the same. Over time, this temple has slowly taken over the place of main shrine of the town. Also, there has been much commercialization of the temple structure. With ever-growing touristic importance of the place, the commercial interests are growing and at times conflicts as well. The temple reform was started by a Daan-Ghati management committee, established in the 1970s by Shri Gopal Prasad Kaushik, one of the prominent citizens of the town. Passing through times, the committee was headed by different people at different times. Lobbying and factionalism were also on-place. Recently[when?] a government-appointed receiver is responsible for running of the temple management.

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Kusum Sarovar

Kusum Sarovar is a sacred water reservoir with a historic sand monument in its backdrop. It is situated on the holy Govardhan Hill between Manasi adha Kund in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Kusum Sarovar is considered one of the sacred spots that witnessed the pastimes of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna. It is also the place of Jat ruler Maharaja Suraj Mal's memorial chhatri. Kusum Sarovar has Narada Kund, where Bhakti Sutra verses were written by Narada and the Shri Radha Vana Bihari Temple in the vicinity.

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Mansi Ganga

The most sacred and the largest lake in Goverdhan town of Mathura is the Mansi Ganga. It is situated right in the heart of Goverdhan. The pure water of Mansi Ganga is considered to be more pious than that of Ganges River. It is said that one who bathes in the river Ganges is purified of all sins, but one who bathes in Mansi-Ganga Goverdhan is not only purified of sins but will also achieve prem-bhakti, the highest platform of pure loving devotion to Krishna. Mann means “mind” and Ganga is another name for the Ganges River. It is said that Mansi Ganga was brought to Goverdhan with the mental power and meditation of Lord Krishna.

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Radha Kund

It is also one of the pilgrimage sites dedicated to Hindu goddess Radha.According to popular legend, when Lord Krishna slew a mighty asura (demon) in the form of a bull, his consort Radha asked Krishna to wash off his sins by taking dips in various holy rivers.[2] Krishna laughed it off and struck the ground with his foot whereupon all the river goddesses emerged in front of them and filled the ground with their water. Krishna bathed in this kund (temple tank) to please Radha. Later, this water reservoir is called Shyam kund. Opposite to Shyam Kunda, Radha and her friends also dug out the ground which was filled with the holy water of Shyam kund by Krishna. This water reservoir is named after Radha and is called Radha kund

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