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There are many pastime places of Shri Radha Krishn in Govardhan. The full moon of Karvachauth is present on one rock, while at one place Lord Shiva is seated in the form of Gopeshwar Mahadev Gopi who had darshan of Maharaas dance.
Sinduri Shila is the rock where Shri Radha herself revealed the vermilion on the rock with the friction of her finger and puts it on her forehead.
Krishna killed Vyomasur here. This cave is also referred to as Medhavi Muni's cave because Medhavi Muni worshipped Krishna here.
The Padma Purana mentions that Lord Vishnu, in the Satyuga by the curse of Vrinda, the wife of the demon Jalandhar, took the form of the Shaligrama rock.
Shyam Kuti is situated in between a thick bunch of trees near Ratna Sihasana. Here, Shri Shyamasundar smeared His body with Shyama Colored musk, dressed in Shyama-coloured clothes and ornaments, and entered a Shyama-coloured bower. No one able to recognize him, even the gopis were unable to recognize Him. He performed many pleasant pastimes with them after they found him out. Nearby is a 'bajani-shila', a stone that makes sweet sounds when tapped.
Sri Sri Radha Damodar Mandir is an ancient temple established by Srila Jiva Goswami in the year 1542 C.E. The deities here were served by Srila Jiva Goswami.
Shri Radharaman Ji appeared in the samvat 1591. The temple was built in samwat 1645. Near by is samadhi of Shri Gopal Bhatt Ji who established the temple and service of Shri Radharaman Ji. Location: Shri Radharaman Ji is located in Vrindavan District Mathura, State Uttar Pradesh, and Country India. It is situated near to Parikrama Marg and Shri Banke Bihari temple. History: At the age of thirty, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami came to Vrindavana. After Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disappearance, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami felt intense separation from the Lord.
After finishing the daily morning ablutions, Shri Raghunath Das Goswami used to bathe with the water of Gopi Kupa, situated to the east of Shri Shyam Kund. He would then bathe in Radha Kund. Once, while drawing water from Gopi Kupa, he also drew a govardhana-Shila out of the well. After taking his bath that day, Shri Raghunath Das Goswami went on his way, but while doing bhajana at night, he took some rest. In a dream, he saw that the Shila was actually the tongue ( jihvä) of Shri Giriraj. He also received an order from Shri Giriraj to worship the Shila according to the proper method. He had a temple constructed near the entrance of the Govindadeva Temple and arranged for the Shila to be properly worshipped there.This same Shila can be seen there today. After this event, Shri Das Goswami stopped taking bath with the water of Gopi Kupa, and had a new well constructed on the eastern bank of Lalita Kund for bathing. This new well remains there today.
This village has been named after Radharani’s maternal grandmother Mukhara, who lived at this place and thus the village achieved its name of Mukharai. It is said that Mukhara used to take great transcendental pleasure in arranging secret meetings between Radha and Krishna, and every morning without fail went to take darshana of the ‘Divine Couple’. In the village, one can see Mukhara-kunda, and the famous Mukhara Devi temple containing the deities of Radharani along with Her mother Kirtida, and Her grandmother Mukhara Devi. There is also a bhajana-shila here which is a hollow rock that sounds like a bell when struck.
Parasauli village lies about one-and-a-quarter miles south-east of Govardhana Town in the lowlands of Govardhana. This is the place of the spring Raas Leela of Krishna and His beloved gopis.
