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Gokul, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh · 27.4391°, 77.7204°
The Divya Desam of Thiruvaipadi (Aypadi) at Gokul on the Yamuna, regarded as the scene of Krishna's childhood among the cowherds and sung by several Alvars including Andal. The present small shrine is a modern replacement for an older temple lost to political upheavals.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Here Krishna is said to have danced upon the subdued serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna before the people of Gokul.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern
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