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High medieval · Hindu · India

Nidhivan

Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh · 27.5833°, 77.6976°

Radha and KrishnaUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A dense sacred grove of tulsi and other trees in the heart of Vrindavan, containing the Rang Mahal, the Bansichori Radharani shrine and the Raslila Sthali, and associated with the saint-musician Swami Haridas.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

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.

Devotees believe Radha and Krishna still dance the rasa-lila in the grove at night, so it is barricaded shut after dark.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined