Day 4-Govardhan, Jaitpura (Radha Kund), Barsana, Nandgaon and Gokul.

Day 4

The journey of Mathura and Vrindavan is incomplete without visiting Govardhan, Jaitpura (Radha Kund), Barsana, Nandgaon and Gokul.

Govardhan is a hill located near the town of Vrindavan. The hillock is 7 miles in length.The significance of the hill is that Lord Krisha had raised this hill on his finger to save the people of Vraj or Brij from the incessant rain that fell constantly for seven days.
There is a 400 yrs old Har Deva Ji Temple in the Govardhan town.Also there is a beautiful artificial lake called Mansi Ganga which was contructed by Raja Man singh of Jaipur.



Few Kms north of Govardhan is Radha Kund. A village is clustered around the two small lakes. It is said that Lord Krishna himself bathed here for self purification.Mythology states that after Krishna slayed the mighty demon in the form of a bull, Radha tersely told Krishna to wash off his sins by dipping himself in holy water.Krishna laughed it off and struck the ground with his foot whereupon the mighty rivers emerged , welled up and formed a Kund called Shyam Kund.Indignant that Krishna used his powers for this, Radha and her girl attendants dug out a kund with their bangles, filled it with water from Mansi Ganga. This holy Kund is called Radha Kund.



Barsana is 21 Kms north of Govardhan. It is the birthplace of Radha, a favorite devotee of Lord Krishna. Barsana originally known as Brahmasaran  lies on a slope of a ridge.The four prominent peaks of the hill are regarded as emblematic of the four-faced divinity and are crowned by group of temple in honor of Lali Ji, a local title of Radha meaning the beloved.



Nandgaon lies 40 kms northeast of Vrindavan. It is known as a home of Lord Krishna's foster father, Nand.A spacious temple is built in his memory by Roop Singh in 12th century.



Gokul is a town where Lord Krishna was reared by a nurse in secrecy.This place is considered very sacred and is visited by many people during Janmashtami. Gokul is also associated with famous saint Vallabhacharya who lived here for many years.The most important temple of Gokul Nath Ji is located here.