Banke Bihārī of Vrindavan
Deities

Banke Bihārī of Vrindavan

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal
  • Location: Vrindavan, Mathura (27.5806°N, 77.7003°E) Uttar Pradesh - Historical: 1573 CE (idol discovery); 1864 CE (current temple) Banke Bihārī — the three-bent (tribhangī) Krishna — was discovered in Nidhivan grove by the saint Haridās Swāmī (1478–1573), the guru of Tansen. The black-stone idol is kept never uncovered for long: the shrine curtain (jhāṅkī) opens for just a few seconds at a time — devotees have been known to faint, fall in love, or refuse to leave if they

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