Sacred Places of
Interest
Introduction
Krishna Balarama Mandir and ISKCON
Kaliya Ghata
Radha Madan Mohan Banke
Bihari Radha Vallabha
Seva Kunja
Imli Tala Radha
Damodara, Jiva and Rupa Goswami's Samadhi's and Bhajan Kutira
Radha Syamasundara Radha
Raman Radha Gokulanada
Kesi Ghata
Radha Gopinatha Gopisvara
Mahadeva Vamsi Vata
Radha Govinda
Nandagram Varsana
Parikrama Map
This temple, dedicated to Lord Siva,
is very important, as Lord Siva not only protects the holy dhama,
but also guards the rasa-mandala. The
Siva Linga is 5,000 years old and was originally installed by Lord Krishna's
grandson, Vajranaba.
Once, during a performance of the rasa-lila,
Lord Siva came to see the wonderful dancing of Lord Krishna and the gopis,
but when he tried to enter the rasa-mandala,
he was stopped by Lalita and Visakha Sakhis, who informed him that as he was a
male, he could not enter. Lalita then told Lord Siva to first bathe in the
Radharani Manasarovar lake. Lord Siva then went and took bath at this lake and
immediately turned into the form of a gopi.
He then returned to the rasa-mandala
where Lord Krishna welcomed him and gave him the name Gopisvara. Lord Krishna
also gave Siva the boon that without Lord Siva's permission, no one could enter
into the rasa-mandala.
Timings:
Summer—Darsana 5 am-12 pm and 4 pm-9 pm
Winter—Darsana 6 am-12 pm and 4
pm-9 pm
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