Upper Ganga Plain

☗ Govardhana Hill
↪ Govardhan (Vraja Bhoomi)

▬ River Yamuna flows
↪ Vraja Bhoomi
- Mathura (Moksha Puri) (Divya Desam)
- Gokul (Divya Desam)
- Vrindavan (Divya Desam) (Shakti Peetha)
- Raval

▬ River Ganga flows
↪ Shukratal

► Mathura (Vraja Bhoomi) (Moksha Puri) (Divya Desam)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Yamuna flows → Vishram Ghat (Aarti)
- Vishram Ghat - Yamuna Temple
(Upper Ganga Plain)
(Srimad Bhagavatam)

- Sri Krishna incarnated in Mathura in the prison of Kamsa as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki.
- Sri Krishna was transferred to Gokula by Vasudeva to become the son of Nanda and Yashoda.
- Sri Krishna slayed Kamsa and his wresters in Mathura.
- Sri Krishna defeated Jarasandha seventeen times in Mathura.

► Gokul (Vraja Bhoomi) (Divya Desam)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Yamuna flows → Gau Ghat, Brahmanda Ghat (Aarti)
- Gokul: Yashoda Ghat - Gau Ghat - Yamuna Temple
- Mahavan: Brahmanda Ghat
(Upper Ganga Plain)

(Srimad Bhagavatam)

- Sri Krishna grew up in Gokula as the son of Nanda and Yashoda and performed various childhood pranks (like stealing butter) in that place.
- Sri Krishna killed Putana and Trinavarta in Gokula.
- Sri Krishna performed the Leela of Damodara (Yashoda trying to bind) in Gokula and liberated Nalakuvara and Manigriva (as Arjuna Trees).
- Sri Krishna made a woman fruit-seller rich in Gokula.

► Vrindavan (Vraja Bhoomi) (Divya Desam) (Shakti Peetha)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Yamuna flows → Keshi Ghat (Aarti)
- Keshi Ghat - Kaliya Ghat - Varaha Ghat - Chir Ghat - Bihari Ghat - Surya Ghat - Gopal Ghat - Govind Ghat - Jugal Ghat - Imli Tala Ghat - Shringar Ghat

• 12 principal forests of Mathura Mandala from Padma Purana:
(1) Bhadravana - (2) Shrivana - (3) Lohavana - (4) Bhandiravana - (5) Mahavana - (6) Talavana - (7) Khadiravana - (8) Bakulavana - (9) Kumudavana - (10) Kamyavana - (11) Madhuvana - (12) Vrindavana
(Upper Ganga Plain)

(Srimad Bhagavatam)
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

- Sri Krishna freed river Yamuna from the poisonous serpent Kaliya in Vrindavana.
- Sri Krishna stole the garments of the Gopis in Vrindavana.
- Sri Krishna performed the famous Rasa Leela with the Gopis in Vrindavana.
- Sri Krishna killed many demons like Arishta and Keshi in Vrindavana.

► Govardhan (Vraja Bhoomi) (Divya Desam)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

☗ Govardhana Hill
Choti Parikrama:
• Radha Kund & Shyam Kund
• Kusum Sarovar
• Uddhav Temple
• Mansi Ganga

Badi Parikrama:
• Giriraj Danghati Temple
• Sankarshan Kund
• Puchri ka Lauttha
• Giriraj Mukharvind Temple
(Upper Ganga Plain)

(Srimad Bhagavatam)

- Sri Krishna appeared as the Deity of Govardhana before the residents of Vraja when they worshipped the Hill.
- Sri Krishna later lifted the Govardhana Hill and gave shelter to the residents of Vraja from the fury of rain set by Indra deva.

► Nandgaon (Vraja Bhoomi)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

☗ Nandeeshwar Hill
◼ Pavan Sarovar
(Upper Ganga Plain)

- Sri Krishna is said to have stayed in Nandgaon after leaving Vrindavana.

► Raval (Vraja Bhoomi)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Yamuna flows
(Upper Ganga Plain)

- Sri Radharani incarnated in Raval as the daughter of Vrishabhanu.

► Barsana (Vraja Bhoomi)
(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)

(Upper Ganga Plain)

- Sri Radharani grew up in Barsana as the daughter of Vrishabhanu.

► Shukratal (Shuka Teerth) (Shukra Teerth)
(Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh)

▬ River Ganga flows
☘ Akshay Vat
(Upper Ganga Plain)

- Sage Shuka narrated the Srimad Bhagavatam to king Parikshit in the place identified with Shukratal.