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Deities
Govardhan Parikramā
Govardhan Parikrama — 21-km sacred circumambulation
Govardhan Parikrama — 21-km sacred circumambulation
Hindu / Vaishnava
The 21-km parikramā around Mount Govardhan is one of North India's most-performed pilgrimage. Devotees typically start at Mansi Ganga, walk clockwise, visit Rādhā-Kuṇḍa, Uddhava-Kuṇḍa, Jatipura, complete in 5–6 hours. Many perform Daṇḍavat Parikramā — prostrating full-length at each step — taking 2–3 weeks. Performed especially during Kārtik month and on Guru Pūrṇimā. The Govardhan stones themselves (śilā) are revered as aspects of Krishna; pilgrims carry home a pebble.
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions — Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk — each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
