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Pancha Tirtha Kunda Pancha Tirtha Kunda This place is called Pancha Tirtha because five holy places are said to be within its water. They are: Gomati, Narmada, Sarayu, Vetri and Kanchi. The building in front of … Read More
#Narasimha Temple Next to Navala Kunda, on a small hill, is a Narasimha Temple. You can get a good view of Govardhana Hill from the top of the temple, if you can get up there. Rasa … Read More
#Narada Vana is near Kusuma Sarovara. Narada Muni is said to have wrote the Narada-bhakti sutras here. He performed tapasya here after being instructed by Vrinda Devi to do so. He desired to witness the … Read More
If you proceed along the side of Govardhana Hill you come to a large Govardhana-shila. On the shila is Radha and Krishna sitting on a swing being pushed by Radha’s girlfriends. This shila is not … Read More
ISKCON Govardhana This place is an old palace with a good size yard and a new stone boundary wall. It is a peaceful place to spend the day, or a good place to rest while doing … Read More
Govinda Kunda is about 400m after the village of Aniyora. This is where Lord Indra offered prayers and bathed Krishna, after Krishna lifted Govardhana Hill. This kunda was made by the bathing ceremony. Krishna’s feet … Read More
O #Govardhana, O king of mountains, O hill whose nectarian name the best of Hari’s servants flows from the moonlike mouth of Sri Radha,O hill that the Vedas declare to be the tilaka marking of … Read More
Madhavendra Puri found the Deity of Gopala at this place while staying at Govinda Kunda, about 500 years ago, This place is very close to Govardhana Hill, so one has to be careful not to … Read More
Right after the tax-gate (toll) the road forks in two directions. The right road is the correct path. About a half km pass the tax-gate is a small road side temple on the right side … Read More
This small temple is on top of Govardhana Hill. The black Deity of Balarama in this temple is in a crouching position. The story of this Deity is that there was once a rasa-lila dance … Read More
It is said that this kunda was made when Indra fell at the feet of Krishna. Tears flowed from his eyes and bathed the feet of Krishna. This water formed this kunda. Getting there- If … Read More
There used to be many kadamba trees on the banks of this kunda. Many of their leaves were in the shape of cups. It is said that Krishna and the cowherd boys would use the … Read More
Dan Nivartan Kunda Dana Nivartana means “the place where the tax was excused.” After Krishna had taxed the gopis, the gopis wanted to get revenge. So all the gopis got together and hid in the forest. … Read More
