Vrindavan

This article is about the city in Uttar Pradesh, India. For the spiritual Vrindavan, see Goloka. For altar for Tulasi plant, see Tulasi Vrindavana.
"Brindavanam" redirects here. For the 2010 film, see Brindavanam (2010 film). For the 2017 film, see Brindavanam (2017 film).

Vrindavan
Vrindaban, Brindaban
City
Nicknames: 
City of Widows
Vrindavan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan
Vrindavan
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Vrindavan is located in India
Vrindavan
Vrindavan
Vrindavan (India)
Coordinates: 27°35′N 77°42′E / 27.58°N 77.7°E / 27.58; 77.7
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictMathura
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyMathura-Vrindavan Municipal Corporation
 • MayorVinod Agarwal[1] (BJP)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
63,005
DemonymVrindavan wasi
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • NativeBraj Bhasha dialect
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
281121
Telephone code0565
Vehicle registrationUP-85

Vrindavan (pronunciationⓘ; IAST: Vṛndāvana), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban,[3] is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance for Hindus who believe that Krishna, one of the main Gods in Hinduism, spent most of his childhood in this city.[4][5][6][7] Vrindavan has about 5,500 temples dedicated to the worship of Krishna and his chief consort, Radha.[8] It is one of the most sacred places for Vaishnava traditions.[4][8]

Vrindavan forms a part of the "Krishna pilgrimage circuit" under development by the Indian Ministry of Tourism. The circuit also includes Mathura, Barsana, Gokul, Govardhan, Kurukshetra, Dwarka and Puri.[9][10]

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  6. ^ "NHAI". Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ Keene, Henry George (1899). "Bindrabun". A Handbook for Visitors to Agra and Its Neighbourhood. Thacker, Spink & Co. pp. 98–106.
  8. ^ a b Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 176.
  9. ^ "Development of Ramayana and Krishna Circuits". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  10. ^ Bhattacharya, G. (2003). "Vrindavan". Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t090249. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4.