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Vrindavan: temple exterior Ruins of the Govind Dev (or Deva) Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, northern India.

Vrindavan

India
Also known as: Brindaban, Vrndaban
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Vrindavan, town in western Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It is situated on the west bank of the Yamuna River, just north of Mathura. The town is the sacred center of the Hindu deity Krishna and those who worship him. It is especially important to the Gaudiya sect of Vaishnavism and is a major pilgrimage site. It was in Vrindavan and its surrounding forests that the key events of Krishna’s mythological life took place, and...

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