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Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh · 27.5854°, 77.6988°
One of the oldest surviving temples of Vrindavan in Mathura district, established around 1542 by Gopala Bhatta Goswami, where Krishna is worshipped as Radha Ramana. The shrine is built in the Rajasthani manner.
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.
The deity is said to have emerged of its own accord from a Damodara shaligrama stone, which took on the three-fold bending form of Krishna.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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