Krishna left Vrindavan for Mathura at the age of 10 years and 7 months according to Bhagavata Purana.

Rasa lila, dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are a special feature in regions of Mathura and Vrindavan, and regions following Vaishnavism in Manipur.

Places in Uttar Pradesh associated with Krishna's childhood such as, Mathura, Gokul and Vrindavan attract visitors from all over India, who go there to participate in the festival celebrations.

Vrindavan ()() ( alternatively spelled Vrindaban, Brindavan, Brindavana, or Brundavan ) also known as Vraj ( as it lies in the Braj region ) is a town in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

Legend has it that the Shree Radha Rasa Behari Ashta Sakhi Mandir is one of the two places in Mathura, Vrindavan where the Lord Krishna actually indulges in the Rasa Lila with his beloved Radha and her sakhis.

* Mathura & Vrindavan

They settled in fourteen hamlets nestled in the forests of Vrindavana ( now Vrindavan ) around the ancient city of Mathura, whence the name " Mahuri ".

He also appointed Mahadji Scindia as the Vakil e mutalik of the Mughal Emperor and awarded him the holy places of Mathura and Vrindavan.

* Vrindavan ( Mathura ) – Chain Bihari Temple, Kaliyadeha Ghat, Chirghat and many other ghats, Dharmashala, Annakstra

Their original home is said to be Gokul, Vrindavan, near Mathura.

Thenua's ( Jats ) were the rulers of Mursan, Hathras District, Beswan, Vrindavan and Baldevgarh, Mohkampur, all in Uttar Pradesh.

In addition to typical formal education, ISKCON also offers specialized religious / spiritual instructional programs in scriptural texts, standardized by the ISKCON Ministry for Educational Development and the GBC committee on Vaisnava Training & Education, categorized by level and difficulty ; in India, they are primarily provided by the Mayapur Institute for Higher Education and Training and the Vrindavan Institute for Higher Education.

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The Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School, founded in 1977, is a gurukul in Vrindavan, India.

Modern murtis representing Balarama ( left ) and Krishna at the Krishna-Balarama temple | mandira in Vrindavan, India.

India census, Vrindavan had a population of 56, 618.

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Raas or Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Vrindavan, India, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha.

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Groups ( samaj, like the sankeertan of Bengal and the bhajana goshti of South India ) of devotees came together and sang of the Lord of Vrindavan.

To bring India at par with European Countries, Raja Mahendra Pratap established a free indigenous technical institute, ‘ Prem Mahavidyalaya ’ in his palace at Vrindavan on May 24, 1909.

Vrindavan is also known as the City of Widows due to the large number of widows who move into the town and surrounding area after losing their husbands.

The gopis of Vrindavan total one hundred and eight in number, they are generally divided into three groups: Gopi friends of the same age as Krishna ; maidservants ; and gopi messengers.

Sri Radha Raman Mandir, constructed at the request of Gopala Bhatta Goswami around 1542 is one most exquisitely crafted and revered temples of Vrindavan, especially by the Goswamis.

Sri Krishna-Balarama Temple built by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON ) in a location known as ' Raman-Reti ', is one of the most beautiful temples in Vrindavan today.

* Guide tour to Vrindavan and its allied temples

Apart from the BBT's work in publishing, it helps finance the construction and renovation of Krishna temples — for example, in the most important Gaudiya Vaishnava holy places like Vrindavan and Mayapur.

So Radha is assumed to be also 10 years old or less when Krishna left Vrindavan.

So for example, if one were to enter the Govindaji temple in Vrindavan the Deities are named Radha Govinda and devotees of Krishna would pray to Radha and Govinda not just Krishna.

Krishna's ras leela or love play with Radha and other gopis of Vrindavan appear frequently.

Braj or Vrindavan is where Krishna is indulging in this love play ; Radha is the " girl of Braj ".

; Gita Govinda: Poet Jayadev's famous work depicting the relationship of Radha, Krishna and Gopis in Vrindavan.

Shree Radha Ras Bihari Ashta Sakhi Temple: In Vrindavan, the “ Lila Sthan ” ( the place of the divine passion play ) of Lord Krishna, lies the temple that is a must visit destination for devotees completing the 84 kosh Vraj Parikrama Yatra.

Sri Sri Radha Govinda Temple-was built by Mahamandaleshwar Mahant Sri Krsna Balaram Swamiji from Vrindavan.

He later shifted his residence to Vrindavan, the playground of the immortal cowherd Krishna and Radha.

Jagannatha Dasa Babaji spent his last days in the areas of Vrindavan and Navadwip, where he performed bhajan and japa in worship to Radha and Krishna .. A devotee named Bihari Lal would often assist the elderly sadhu.

In the story of Krishna, as told in the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana, he spends much of his childhood in the company of young cow-herd girls, called Gopis in the village of Vrindavan.

Krishna left his native place at the age of twelve for study at gurukul. The Mahabharata does not describe Krishna's earlier life in Vrindavan in much detail, and focuses more on the later battle of Kurukshetra but within the Bhagavata Purana the child-hood pastimes of Krishna are described very vividly.

Her worship is especially prominent in Vrindavan, the place where Krishna is said to have lived.

The extant versions are in a Rajasthani and Braj, a dialect of Hindi spoken in and around Vrindavan ( the childhood home of Krishna ), sometimes mixed with Rajasthani.

Popular performances included Sri Krishna ’ s exploits in the holy land of Vrindavan, and tales of Krishna-Leela ( Krishna ’ s childhood ).

Later, she visited Vrindavan which is associated with god Krishna.

Gopala Bhatta Goswami, was born a Vadakalai Iyengar, who was one of the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan in Chaitanya Vaishnavism / Hare Krishna, and a highly revered Guru in ISKCON.

Krishna Journeying from Gokula to Vrindavan

ISKCON Krishna Balaram Temple at Vrindavan

Along with these activities, Krishna is also described as meeting and dancing with the local girls of Vrindavan village, especially Radharani, who were known as gopis.