The
Braj Yatra circuit of pilgrimage was formally established by the 16th-century
sadhus of the
vaishnava sampradaya with fixed routes, itinerary and rituals. The area the circuit covers is spread across 2500 km2 with 84
kos or 300 km long periphery extending 10 km to the east and 50 km to the north and west. Braj has two main types of pilgrimage circuits, the traditional longer
Braj Yatra encompassing the whole circuit, and the other shorter significantly modified contemporary point-to-point pilgrimage to visit the main sites at Mathura, Vrindavan,
Gokul,
Govardhan. The former, longer traditional pilgrimage route, also includes additional sacred sites
Nandgaon and
Barsana with travel on foot. •
Mathura (Mathurā) •
Vishram Ghat (Viśrām Ghāṭ) •
Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex (Kr̥ṣṇa Janmasthān) •
Kans Quila (Kans Kilā) •
Dwarkadhish Temple, Mathura (Dvārkādhīś Temple) •
Madhu Forest (Madhuban) •
Radha Kund (Rādhākuṇḍ) •
Kusum Sarovar •
Govardhan Hill •
Bachhgaon (Bacchagā̃v) •
Deeg (Ḍīg) •
Kaman, Rajasthan (Kāmā̃) •
Barsana (Barsānā) •
Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh (Nandgā̃v) •
Kamai, Uttar Pradesh (Kamāī) •
Chhata (Chātā) •
Kokilavan (Kokilāban) •
Kosi Kalan (Kosī) •
Paigaon (Paigā̃v) •
Shergarh, Uttar Pradesh (Śergaṛh) •
Bhandirvan, Vrindavan (Bhāṇḍīrvan) •
Vrindavan (Vr̥ndāvana) •
Radha Madan Mohan Temple (Rādhā Madanmohan) •
Banke Bihari Temple (Bā̃ke Bihārī) •
Radha Vallabh Temple (Rādhāvallabh) •
Radha Damodar Temple (Rādhādāmodar) •
Nidhivan •
Radha Raman Temple (Rādhāramaṇ) •
Baldeo (Baldev) •
Mahaban (Mahāban) •
Gokul Brij Mahotsav is a festival that is celebrated for three days in
Shukla paksha of
Phalgun. It is celebrated in the month of March. Held in honour of
Lord Krishna, this festival is marked by verve and zest. Villagers, in gay, multicoloured attire, can be seen singing and performing the
Raslila dance (dance depicting the immortal love-story of
Radha and Krishna). All of Bharatpur echoes the sound of folk melodies on this festival held on the eve of
Holi. == Demographics ==