Goverdhan Mathura, Goverdhan Parvat, Goverdhan Parvat Mathura,Goverdhan Parikrama
Goverdhan Mathura is a religious-town near Mathura, India, famous for its temple named Daan-Ghati. The temple god is another form of Lord Krishna.
The town is also famous for its 21 kilometer long Parikrama of the a very old hill called Goverdhan. The parikrama procession is held in very high religious belief. Its said that Lord Krishna held Goverdhan hill on his little finger to save the town from wrath of the god of rains Indra.
There is no time limit for performing Govardhana parikrama, for those who perform the da1f4avata Parikrama it may take weeks and sometimes even months to complete. The dandavata parikrama is performed by standing in one spot, offering obeisances like a stick (danda) by lying flat on the ground. One then places a stone where the fingertips touch the ground in order to mark the spot.
Most ISKCON devotees start parikrama of Govardhana from Radha-kunda village, where the Vrindavanroad meets the parikrama path, because it is convenient for returning to Vrindavan when the parikrama is over. In his book Mathura Mahiitmya,
Goverdhan Mathura
Goverdhan Is just 25-30km to mathura. You can reach goverdhan by bus. Every purnima lots of people do the prikrama of Goverdhan parvat.
Goverdhan is very religius parvat in india.
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