VRINDAVAN AT A GLANCE

Vrindavan a sight 

Vrindavan is an important pilgrimage site 15 km away from Mathura. As soon as the name of Vrindavan comes the attention of Lord Krishna’s pastimes. It was here in the forest that he created a rapport with the gopis and fascinated Radha. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, an incarnation of God, discovered the sacred places of Vrindavan that had become extinct in the course of time. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu came to Vrindavan in 1515 AD. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu directed his two beloved disciples Roop and Sanatan to reside in Vrindavan in the early 16th century, where Jeevagoswami, Radhunath Bhatt and Gopal Bhatt later met him. Vaishnava devotees came from the south in Vrindavan. He flourished so much that all the great metal workers of India came here and lived for some time. It was here in 1968 that the & nbsp; Vrindavan Research Institute & nbsp; dedicated to the Indian, especially the Braj civilization was established.

Chronology of Six Goswamis

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  • 1486 Sri Chaitanya appeared.
  • 1488 Sanatana Goswami appeared.
  • 1489 Rupa Goswami appeared.
  • 1494 Rahunath Raghunath Goswami appeared.
  • 1503 Gopal Bhatt Goswami appeared.
  • 1505 Raghunath Bhatt Goswami appeared.
  • 1505 Lord Chaitanya retires.
  • 1513 Jiva Goswami appeared.
  • 1515 Vrindavan Darshan of Lord Chaitanya.
  • 1531 Raghunath Bhatt Goswami came to Vrindavan.
  • 1534 Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu disappeared.
  • 1535 Jeeva Goswami comes to Vrindavan.
  • 1542 Radha Damodar Aaradhya, first service worship
  • 1542 Radha Ramana Aaradhya, first service worship.
  • 1545 Jeeva Goswami bought land in Radha Kund.
  • 1552 Roop Goswami wrote devotional nectar.
  • 1558 Sranatana Goswami disappeared.
  • Land Acquisition in 1558 Radha Damodar.
  • 1564 Roop Goswami disappeared.
  • 1570 Visit of Jeeva Goswami of Emperor Akbar in Vrindavan.
  • 1571 Raghunath Das Goswami disappeared.

Major temple in Vrindavan

Sri Sri Radha Damodar Mandir:

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. Sri Radha Damodar deities were manifested by Srila Rupa Goswami, who gave them to his dear disciple and nephew-Jiva Goswami for service and worship. Samadhi of Shri Roop Goswami, Sri Jeev Goswami. Bhajan Kutira and Samadhi of Shri Roop Goswami: The topmost maidservant of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna is Sri Rupa Manjari. His bhajana-kutira and Samadhi-mandira are situated in the courtyard of Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple.
Sri Radha Raman Mandir:

Sri Radha Raman Mandir or Sri Radha Raman Temple, is an early modern period Hindu temple in Vrindavan, India dedicated to Lord Krishna as Radha Ramana. It was constructed at the request of Gopala Bhatta Goswami at around 1542 AD. This temple is among the 7 temples of Thakur of Vrindavan including Sri Radhavallabh ji, Shri Govind Dev ji and four others.
Radha Gokulananda Temple:

Radha Gokulananda Temple is an ancient shrine, located at Vrindavan, in Uttar Pradesh. It is in between the Kesi Ghat and the Radha-Raman Temple.In this temple there is the small Radha-Vinoda Deities of Lokanatha Gosvami, the larger Deities of Vijaya Govinda of Baladeva Vidyabhusana, and the Radha Gokulananda Deities of Viswanath Cakravarti. The small Deity of Krishna in front of Gokulananda and the Deity of Caitanya Mahaprabhu were worshiped by Narottama Dasa Thakur. Viswanath Cakravarti arranged to have this temple built. Formerly, all the Deities in this temple were worshiped alone, in their own temples.
Gopinath Ji Temple:

Gopinath Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Gopeshwar, Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India.[1] It is situated in Gopeshwar village now part of Gopeshwar town. The temple stands out in its architectural proficiency; it is topped by a magnificent dome and the 30 sq ft (2.8 m2) sanctum sanctorum, which is aessible by 24 doors.
Sri Rangji Mandir:

Sri Rangji Mandir is dedicated to Lord Sri Goda-Rangamannar. Goda or Andal as she is popularly known in South India was a famous 8th century Vaishnava saint who had composed “Tiruppuvai” which centers around her love for her beloved Lord Krishna and his leela bhoomi Vrindavan. She pines for him, fasts for him, sings songs in his praise and wants to attain him by marrying him.
Radha Shyamsunder Temple:

Sri Vrindavan Dham is the holiest of all the holy places and is purified by the touch of Lord Shri Krishna’s lotus feet. Even the denizens of heaven desire to take birth in this holy land.
Govind Dev Ji:

In 1525 A.D. Roop Goswami find the Govind dev ji idol at Goma teela place in Vrindavan and placed the idol in Vrindavan. In that time Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was living in Nilachal at Orissa. He get the news of finding of the idol of Lord Krishna and cause of his illness he cannot go to Virandavan. So he made a small idol of himself from Asht-Dhatu and imported his diving power and sends this vrindavan with Shri Kashiiwar Pandit. That idol named as Thakur Shri Gaur Govind.
Madan Mohan Ji:

The temple is dedicated to the tutelary deity, Lord Krishna. It is believed that Shri Gopal Singhji got victory in the battle of Daultabad. After this the king in his dream saw that Lord Krishna instructed him to fetch his idol from Amer and installed at Karauli. The king of Karauli therefore, brought this idol and got this temple constructed to enshrine it.
  • Radha Madan Mohan Temple
  • Govind Dev Temple
  • Radha Gopinath Temple
  • Radharaman Temple
  • Radha Damodar Temple
  • Radha Gokulanand Temple
  • Radha Shyam Sundar
  • Banke Bihari Temple
  • Radha Vallabh Temple
  • Krishna Balaram (Iskkan) Temple

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