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Gahvar Van, the forest which Radha used to visit when she wanted …
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Vrishbhanu Kund, a water body where Radha used to play with her …
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Brahma Kund, a pond in middle of Vrindavan, was restored by Braj …
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waste water in kund in Vrindavan
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Remnants of ancient temples have been placed in a corner where …
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According to folklores, these are the groves where Brahma …
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Jai Kund had silted up and had become a flat land that was on the …
Near Yashoda Kund, a few old stone replicas of animals can be seen.…
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A temple in Jait village in Vrindavan and built near Jai Kund, a …
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Man putting out waste material from a kund in Vrindavan
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People of Barsana, Radha’s village, believe that Radha still …
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A dry kun in Vrindavan
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Near Yashoda Kund, a few old stone replicas of animals can be seen.…
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hown in this picture is Yashoda Kund. It is said that Yashoda, …
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Kusum Sarovar near Govardhan parvat (hill) is an architectural …
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A bird at Sankarshan Kund, Vrindavan
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Kunds or water bodies in Braj, near Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, …
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Since a large number of tourists visit Mansi Ganga, another kund …
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One of the ancient pillars of the Brahma Kund had been left …
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Sacred Groves
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Gahvar Van, the forest which Radha used to visit when she wanted to be alone, was in a miserable condition for long. The trees had all dried and a huge population of monkeys was settled there. It has now been restored by The Braj Foundation
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Vrishbhanu Kund, a water body where Radha used to play with her friends, has also been revived by Braj Foundation. Vrishbhanu Kund, Kirti Kund and Jal Mahal in Braj were made by Vrishbhanu, Radha’s father
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Brahma Kund, a pond in middle of Vrindavan, was restored by Braj Foundation. It is a major centre of attraction in the city today
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Waste water in kund in Vrindavan
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Remnants of ancient temples have been placed in a corner where people come to offer prayers to them. While a few say these are old statues, others say these are from Nand’s house, where Krishna was brought up. Even though the statues and carvings are very
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According to folklores, these are the groves where Brahma undertook penance and asked for forgiveness from Krishna. These groves are now known as Brahma Van, says the priest of a Brahma temple in Chomuha village near Vrindavan. Presently, both the grove a
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Jai Kund had silted up and had become a flat land that was on the verge of being encroached when residents of Jait approached Braj Foundation, a non-profit working to rejuvenate lakes, ponds, hills and groves in the Braj area
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Near Yashoda Kund, a few old stone replicas of animals can be seen. Mythology says that these are Hao and Bilao demons who had come to Nandgaon, the village of Nand (father of Krishna), but were turned into stone before they could enter the village
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A temple in Jait village in Vrindavan and built near Jai Kund, a pond, is dedicated to Kaliya Mardan. It is believed that when Krishna defeated Kaliya, the snake, and banished him from Yamuna, he told Kaliya to run for his life. It is also believed that t
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Man putting out waste material from a kund in Vrindavan
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People of Barsana, Radha’s village, believe that Radha still comes to Roop Kund, another water body in the area, every night to take a dip in water before performing Raasleela with Krishna. This kund was last restored in the medieval age by Raja Todarmal,
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A dry kun in Vrindavan
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Near Yashoda Kund, a few old stone replicas of animals can be seen. Mythology says that these are Hao and Bilao demons who had come to Nandgaon, the village of Nand (father of Krishna), but were turned into stone before they could enter the village
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Hown in this picture is Yashoda Kund. It is said that Yashoda, Krishna’s mother, used to bring him and her elder son Balaram to bathe here. Braj Foundation now desilts the kunds in the area and has divided them into two parts. While one part is used to ba
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Kusum Sarovar near Govardhan parvat (hill) is an architectural marvel. The ghats at this kund and the buildings above the kund were built by Jawahir Singh, the king of Bharatpur, around 1764
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A bird at Sankarshan Kund, Vrindavan
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Kunds or water bodies in Braj, near Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh, are believed to be divine. Shown in this picture is a pilgrim who drinks water from Radha and Shyam Kund. Folklore says that these kunds have water from every pilgrimage place in the world
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Since a large number of tourists visit Mansi Ganga, another kund and a pilgrimage site in the area, its water has become highly polluted. Though bathing in the kund is prohibited, its water is lifted with the help of pumps so that pilgrims can take shower
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One of the ancient pillars of the Brahma Kund had been left intact during the renovation to tell people how old the kund is
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