Bhandirvan, the pious land which united Radha-Krishna! Bhandirvan one of the 137 sacred forests in Mathura lies 10 km away from Vrindavan. It is the place where Radha and Krishna used to perform their youth plays and it is also believed that it was Lord Brahma who got them married at this very place.
Once Nand Baba with baby Krishna had come to see the cows from Gokul, due to bad weather, Shri Krishna started bothering him, so he came here and sat down under a tree, and when he got darshan of Shri Radha, he thought that a Braj Gopi has come, he gave baby Krishna to Her and said "leave him to home".
As soon as Shri Radha took Shri Krishna and entered into Kunj, suddenly Shri Krishna became young from childhood, according to Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and He also started looking like the same age as like Shri Radha, 14-15 years old. A beautiful canopy studded with various gemstones appeared there. Lord Brahma came there with a desire to have a darshan of Shri Radha Krishna and got them marry.
The marriage of Shri Radha Krishna was done very secretly at midnight. Lord Brahma was the priest of the marriage and He also did the Kanyadaan ceremony of Shri Radharani. Even Nand Baba, Yashoda Ji, Vrishbhanu Ji, Kirti JI, all Brajwasi and Braj gopis were not aware of this marriage.
When Srimad Vallabhacharya got darshan of this marriage, he wrote in his Drishti Siddhant Book that Bhandirvan is a very secret forest and only can be seen by the grace of Shri Radha.
Here, darshan of deity is Shri Krishna is filling Sindoor (Vermilion) in the parted hair of Shri Radha.
There is a well in front of this temple. Once Shri Krishna had slain a demon named Batsasur who had come in the form of a calf and for the atonement of killing a cow's calf, He invoked all the pilgrimage with the touch of his flute and suddenly a well appeared, and all the pilgrimage appeared there one by one after uttering their names and bathed Shri Krishna.
Srila Jiva Goswami wrote in Gopal Champu "Stay for a night here, do Nama Japa, bath in this Bandhir Koop, in result, Shri Krishna will bless with his devotion of love, and he will free you from all sins"
It's written in Braj Bhakti Vilas "If you take a sip of water of Bhandir Koop (well), if you touch the soil of Bhadirvan or if you get alms from the house of a Brajwasi of Bhandirvan, you will be free from all sins"
It's written in Garg Samhita "Stay for a night in Bhandirvan, do Nama Sankirtan, and do Parikrama, as a result, Shri Krishna will definitely give you his selfless devotion and he will give you stay of Braj Dham."
When Lord Narayan took Avataar in the form of a fish, Maharaj Satyavrat brought him and placed in this well.
Aadi Varaha Purana says "Just take Darshan of this well, you will get the fruit of Darshan of Lord Narayana's 14 Avatars"
There is a small temple that has a marriage crown of Shri Krishna, constructed by Great-grandson of Shri Krishna, Maharaj Vajranabh in his memory.
Once Lord Balram Ji delivered Pralambasura, who was of the clan of sage Kashyapa and was Brahmana, so for this sin of killing a Brahmana, Balram Ji's complexion turned to black and in the temple here, Diety of Balram Ji is in black complexion.
There is an ancient banyan tree with different branches. In Harivansh Purana, it's said "This tree is spread in 50 KM"
Shyam Talaiya : This pond (talaiya) is situated near Vamshivata. When the Gopis became thirsty during Maharaas, Shri Shyamsundar made this pond with His flute and satisfied all the Gopis with its luscious water. Nowadays, this pond lies in a completely dilapidated condition with very little water, but still, people take Aachamana here with faith.
Raas Sthali Vamshivata: Shri Krishna's place of Raas at Vamshivata is situated a short distance from Bhandirvan. This Vamshivata is a different place from Vamshivata in Vrindavan. At the time of cow herding, Shri Krishna would climb this banyan tree and play His flute to call the cows. In this way, He would gather them and bring them all back home. Sometimes, on a beautiful, pleasant night, He would also call His beloved Gopis from here - "Radhika, Lalita, Vishakha!" Upon their arrival, Raas-Leela would unfold under this Vamshivata.
Location :
Bhandirvan is located almost 12 km away from Vrindavan