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Sage Garga
◍ Association with Sri Krishna: (Srimad Bhagavatam)• Sage Garga performed the naming ceremony of Sri Krishna secretly in cow-shed of Gokula.
• Sage Garga performed the upanayana ceremony of Sri Krishna in Mathura after Kamsa was killed.
◍ Pilgrimages:
► Gokul - Gokul Nand Bhavan: Identified with the house of Nanda and Yashoda where Sri Krishna grew up.
► Gokul - Mahavan Nand Bhavan: Identified with the house of Nanda and Yashoda where Sri Krishna grew up.
► Mathura - Krishna Janambhoomi: Sage Garga performed the Upanayana ceremony of Sri Krishna after Kamsa was killed.
► Gokul - Gokul Nand-Yashoda Bhavan or Nand Mahal(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)
The Nand-Yashoda Bhavan of Gokul (New Gokul) is identified with the house of Nanda where Sri Krishna and Sri Balarama grew up.
Within the Nand-Yashoda Bhavan are Images of:
1. Sri Balarama (Sri Balarama was transferred from the womb of Devaki at Mathura to the womb of Rohini at Gokula)
2. Devi Yogamaya (Devi Yogamaya incarnated as the daughter of Yashoda in Gokul)
3. Sri Krishna (Sri Krishna was exchanged by Vasudeva with Devi Yogamaya)
4. Nand and Yashoda
► Gokul - Mahavan Nand Bhavan or Chaurasi Khamba Temple(Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh)
The Nand Bhavan or Chaurasi Khamba Temple of Mahavan (Old Gokul) is also identified with the house of Nanda where Sri Krishna and Sri Balarama grew up.
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