GUIDEBOOKS

The Color Guide to Vrindavana  By Rajesekhara dasa. 
The Color Guide to Govardhan Hill By Rajesekhara dasa.
The Color Guide to Radha Kunda  By Rajesekhara dasa.
Vrindavana and Braja Mandala / A Practical Guide By John Howley.
India  By John Howley.
Appreciating Sri Vrindavana Dhama  By Mahanidhi Swami.
Gaudiya Vaisnava Samadhis in Vrindavana  By Mahanidhi Swami. 
Glimpses of Traditional Indian Life  By Bhakti Vikas Swami. 
Vrindavana Portraits by Kalindi  
Damodarastakam and Kartika Mahatmya  By Pundarika Vidyanidhi dasa and Arvind dasa.
Vrindavana  By Howard Wheeler.

The Color Guide to Vrindavana 
The City of Over 5,000 Temples
by Rajasekhara dasa

Note: All the information and pictures in the sections Vrindavana, Sacred Places of Interest and Srila Prabhupada were excerpted from this book.

Table of Contents

Introduction         1
The Glories of Vrndavana Dhama          2
The History of Vrndavana Dhama          4
    The Lord Descends to Earth  6
    The Discovery of Vrndavana by Lord Chaitanya 8
    The Six Gosvamis of Vrndavana      10
    The Six Gosvami’s Chronology    10
    Srila Prabhupada Reveals Vrndavana to the World 12
    Srila Prabhupada’s Chronology    13
    The Sacred River Yamuna            15
    List of Riverside Ghatas            17
    Vrndavana Parikrama   20
    Ten Offences to be Avoided in the Holy Dhama    21
Sacred Places of Interest      22
    Krishna Balarama Mandir             26
    Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Samadhi          34
    Bhaktivedanta Swami International Gurukula         36
    Bhaktivedanta Swami Museum           36
    Bhaktivedanta Swami Gate            36
    Vrndavana Research Institute           37
    Krishna Balarama Pastime Tree   37
    Varaha Ghata 37
    Gautam Rsi Ashram      37
    Cowherd Boy’s Trail      37
    Mohana Ter Ghata        37
    Bhaktivedanta Swami Go-sala    40
    Go Ghata            40
    Kaliya Ghata 40
    Prabhodananda Sarasvati Samadhi          41
    Kaliya-mardan Temple            42
    Prashkandana Ghata       42
    Suraj Ghata 42
    Advaita Vata   42
    Dvadasaditya Teela          42
    Madana-mohana Temple            43
    Sanatana Gosvami Bhajana Kutira              47
    Sanatana Gosvami Samadhi          47
    Tapan Misra and Candrasekhara Pushpa Samadhi            50
    Grantha Samadhi          50
    New Madana-mohana Temple             50
    Asta Sakhi Temple             52
    Davanala Kunda              52
    Davanala Bihari Temple 53
    Vishram Kunda              53
    Jaipur Temple             53
    Banke-bihari Temple 54
    Narasimhadeva Temple    54
    Radha Vallabha Temple            54
    Bhattaji Mandir             54
    Jugal Ghata 56
    Seva kunja            56
    Purnamasi Temple             61
    Sita-natha Temple             61
    Imli Tala            62
    Radha Damodara Temple             63
    Jiva Gosvami Samadhi          66
    Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami Samadhi          68
    Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Puspa Samadhi          69
    King Birhambir Puspa Samadhi          70
    Rupa Gosvami Bhajana Kutira              70
    Rupa Gosvami Samadhi          71
    Bhugarbha Gosvami Samadhi          75
    Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Bhajana Kutira            77
    Sringara Vata   80
    Govinda Ghata 80
    Jaru Mandala          81
    Andha Ghata 81
     Syamananda Pandita Samadhi          81
    Syamananda Tilak Sthana            83
    Radha Syamasundara Temple             83
    Ban-khandi Mahadeva Temple             86
    Murari Gupta Gaura Nitai Temple   86
    Mirabhai Temple             87
    Shahji Temple             87
    Sriji Temple             88
    Nidhuvana          88
    Chir Ghata 88
    Sad-bhuj Mahaprabhu Temple (Gopala Mandir)           91
    Radharamana Temple     91
    Radharamana Appearance Place  93
    Gopala Bhatta Gosvami Samadhi          93
    Radha Gokulananda Temple             95
    Lokanatha Gosvami Samadhi          95
    Narottama Dasa Thakura Samadhi          99
    Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Samadhi        100
    Ganganarayana Cakravarti Samadhi        102
    Vamsi-gopala Temple            103
    Gadadhara Pandita Dant Samadhi        103
    Jugal Kisore Temple            104
    Kesi Ghata 105
    Bhramar Ghata 108
    Radha Gopinatha Temple           108
    Madhu Pandita Samadhi            110
    Sona-gauranga Temple            110
    Bilvamangala Thakura Samadhi        111
    Amiya-nimai Mahaprabhu Mandira        111
    Jula Thakura (Srinivasa Acarya Kunja)            111
    Srinivasa Acarya Samadhi            111
    Ramacandra Kaviraja Samadhi        113
    Hemlata Thakurani Samadhi        113
    Radha-kanta Temple            114
    Gopala Guru Samadhi            114
    Radha Syamaraya Temple           115
    Gauridasa Pandita Samadhi            115
    Dhira Samira Ghata            116
    Gopisvara Mahadeva Temple           116
    Radha Gopala Temple            117
    Vamsi Vata   117
    Tekari Rani Temple 118
    Jagannatha Ghata         118
    Jnana Gudri 119
    Radha Braja-mohana Temple           120
    Mirror Mandira        120
Chaitanya Visram Sthali            138
Chronology of Important Events in 
the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya            144
Glossary  146
Bibliography         148
Index        149
Map of Temple Compounds         151
Complete Map of Vrndavana         153