Krishna of Nandagaon
Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava
The Place
- Location: Nandgaon, Mathura (27.7164°N, 77.3797°E) Uttar Pradesh
- Historical: Ancient; temple 18th c. CE
Story
Nandagaon is the village of Nanda-bābā and Yaśodā where Krishna grew up after his birth in Mathura prison (to escape Kaṁsa, the family fled to Nandagaon). The Nand-bhavan temple is on a hill overlooking the village. Every Holi, Nandagaon boys go to Barsana to tease Radha's friends — and return with bruises (Lath-mār Holi). The Parikramā of Nandagaon (7-km) is part of the Vraja-Mandal Yātrā (84-kos parikramā) — the 252-km pilgrimage around the whole of Krishna's boyhood land, done annually in Kārtika by lakhs of devotees.
Worship & Mantra
Rādhey Rādhey
Festival Cycle
- Lath-mār Holī (Phālguna, 1 day)
- Vraja Parikramā (Kārtika (Oct–Nov), 45 days)
Why This Entry Matters
Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraRādhey Rādhey
- Offerings
- tulasi / flowers / tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- yellowblue
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • aarati• abhisheka• naivedya
- Puja sequence
- water/milk abhisheka
- flowers
- prasadam
🛕 Principal Temples
- Main shrine of Krishna of NandagaonAncient; temple 18th c. CE📍 Nandgaon, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFestivals: Lath-mār Holī · Vraja ParikramāNandagaon — Krishna's childhood home
🎊 Festivals
- Lath-mār HolīPhālguna · 1 day
- Vraja ParikramāKārtika (Oct–Nov) · 45 days
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Primary texts of Hinduscriptural / devotional
