Braj region

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The Braj region is a culturally and religiously significant area in northern India, traditionally associated with the life of the Hindu deity Krishna and encompassing parts of modern-day Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Braj region canonical 44
Braj 7
Braj Bhoomi 5

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Statements (90)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
administrativeOverlap Agra district
Aligarh district
Bharatpur
surface form: Bharatpur district

Dholpur
surface form: Dholpur district

Etah district
Firozabad
surface form: Firozabad district

Aligarh district
surface form: Hathras district

Karauli district
Mainpuri
surface form: Mainpuri district

Mathura district
alsoKnownAs Braj region
surface form: Braj Bhoomi

Vraj
Vraj
surface form: Vraja
approximatePerimeter 84 kos
associatedWithDeity Krishna
associatedWithText Bhagavata Purana
Garga Samhita
Harivamsa
associatedWithTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Nimbarka Sampradaya
Pushtimarg
Ramanandi Sampradaya
containsCity Agra
Aligarh
Baldeo
Barsana
Bayana
Bharatpur
Chhata
Chhata tehsil
Deeg
Dholpur
Etah
Fatehpur Sikri
Firozabad
Gokul
Govardhan
Hathras
Hodal
Iglas
Jalesar
Kaman
Kaman tehsil
Karauli
Khair
Kheragarh
Kosi Kalan
Kumher
Mahavan
Mainpuri
Mathura
Nadbai
Nagar
Nandgaon
Pahari
Palwal
Radhakund
Rupbas
Sadabad
Shikohabad
Sikandra Rao
Tundla
Vrindavan
country India
culturalLanguageZone Braj
surface form: Braj Bhoomi
dominantSect Vaishnavism
hasCapital Mathura
hasPilgrimageCircuit Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra
surface form: Braj Chaurasi Kos Parikrama
heritageType Krishna temples
surface form: Krishna devotional culture center
language Braj Bhasha
locatedIn northern India
majorRiver Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River
notableTempleTown Barsana
Govardhan
Nandgaon
Vrindavan
partOf Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
pilgrimageType Vaishnavite pilgrimage region
primaryFestivals Holi
Janmashtami
religiousCenter Govardhan
surface form: Govardhan Hill

Mathura
Vrindavan
religiousSignificance associated with Krishna’s childhood and youth
religiousTradition Hinduism
tourismType religious tourism destination
traditionalExtent area within 84 kos of Mathura

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Kusum Sarovar locatedIn Braj region
Pushtimarg primaryRegion Braj region
Palwal district partOf Braj region
Western Hindi region Braj region
Sharad Purnima culturalRegion Braj region
Khanwa region Braj region
Agra Cantonment servesRegion Braj region
Dayal Bagh region Braj region
Agra district locatedIn Braj region
Palwal historicalRegion Braj region