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Varsana is situated 42 km north from Mathura and there is 7 km
long parikrama road around it.
It was a residence of king Vrsabhanu and his family.
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Srimati Radharani was a daughter of Maharaja Vrsabhanu and many
pastimes of Radha and Krishna took place there.
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Padma Purana tells how Brahma, the first created being in this
universe prayed to Lord Krishna that he could assist Him in his
pastimes in material world...
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...Krishna told him to
take a form of a hill with four peaks, representing his four heads. |
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Nearby area is rather flat
and Varsana with its four peaks is quite dominant even from distance. |
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Entrance to Varsana. |
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On the first peak is Larily
Lal Mandir (Shriji) and Radha Krishna Deity was installed by Vajranabha. |
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Beautiful paintings on the
walls and ceiling of Larily Lal Mandir depict the pastimes of Radha
and Krishna. |
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Since the main Deity was
installed by Vajranabha, it is at least 5000 years old. |
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Larily Lal Mandir is really
an important place to visit. |
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Opulent offerings of delicacies
are also given to Govardhana Hill. |
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If you are fortunate enough to get a qualified guide, his explanations
can introduce you to many secrets of holy places that brings a
life to yours vision of different scenes.
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In Varsana you can find
for instance pond Pila Pokar. Srimati Radharani washed Her hands
in this pond and its waters turned yellow according to Her golden
hue. "Pila" means "yellow" and the pond has
until now golden-yellow water. |
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In another place, in Mayor Kutir (Mor Kutir), Krishna competed
in dancing with peacock. Radharani was the judge in this occasion.
In small temple of Mayor Kutir there are beautiful paintings
of Krishna dancing as peacock. One of the painting was made by
local blind saint.
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The Divine Couple - Sri
Sri Radha Krishna. |
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