DEVELOPMENT OF BRAJ BHOOMI RELEGIOUS CIRCUIT IN BRAJ BHOOMI, RAJASTHAN

The spirit of Krishana still lives on in Brajbhoomi-the land where Lord Krishan was born and spent his youth. The main areas associated with Lord Krishana are Mathure. a quite town on river Yamuna where Lord Krishna was born; Vrindavan, a small town where he spent an eventful Youth and Goverdhan. Barsana and Nandgaon.

Even today his presence is manifest in the little towns and hamlets. stones and shrines, the flavours and colours of the region. The pathways and alleys seem to reverberate with the enchantment of the Krishna-legend and with the music of his flute. Mathura and Braj Bhomi regions come alive during the festivals centering around Lord Krishna and his consort Sri Radha Rani which are distinet to the Area. These include Holi, Janmashtami, Radha Ashtami, Kans Vadh, Yam Dwitiya and Hariyali Teej. The districts of Alwar and Bharatpur lie close to his region and the enchantment and influence of Braj Bhoomi is quit apparent here, The rulers of Rajputana had very close links with this region and constructed several temples here that are still under the care of Devasthan Vibhag. Prominent among these are the Shri Radh madhav Mandir in Vrindavan, Kushal Bihariji’s Mandir in Barsana. Some of the other important temples here are Rangji Temple, Katyayani Temple, Shri Banke Behari temple, Pagal Baba temple and Shri Krishna Balaram Temple.

The famous temples of the area invariably attract many lacs of people during their annual fairs. Apart from covering the districts of Alwar and Bharatpur in Rajasthan, the circuit covers Mathura district of Udaipur, Devsthan Department, Government of Rajasthan has it own land at Vridawan and Barsana.The region being close to National Capital Region, New Delhi offers easy escapade to the domestic and foreign tourists and pilgrimists for a quick brush with nature and god to rejuvenate them. Apart from temple sites which are described in details in the later part of the report, the places have other tourist attractions as well. The brief over view of the same is as under:-

BHARATPUR

Bharatpur which is also called eastern gate way of Rajasthan is today known world over for its Keoladeo Ghana National Park. The other places of tourist interests in Bharatpur city are Ganga Mandir, Laxman Mandir, Bharatpur Palace, Government Museum and Lohagarh Fort. Famous Deeg Palaces are 30 Kms from Bharatpur. The famous Braj 84 Kos Parikrama passes mostly through UP but in some parts, it passes through Rajasthan vis “Deeg and Kama”. Similarly, the smaller 7 Kosi Parikrama of Goverdhan mostly passes through Utter Pradesh but the fag end, it reaches Poochari Ka Lotha in Rajasthan, where pilgrimist is dead tired and feels strong urge of shelter. But whole of the Bharatpur represent Braj language and culture in Rajasthan.