TEMPLES OF VRINDABAN

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Vrindaban is one of the ancient religious center in India. The temples and shrines of Vrindaban are of great significance from mythological point of view. This treatise has highlighted the ancient shrine of Vrindaban in great detail. The lilas of Krishna and Radha took place here. The association of Lord Krishna with Vrindaban is the main source of attraction for the people from all parts of the world. The temples of Vrindaban are the finest specimens of ancient Hindu architecture. Some of the important temples are : Gopinath temple, Jaganath temple, Govindji temple, Mira Bai temple, Shriji Mandir, Sudama Kuteer, Jaipur temples, etc. Besides there are many more temples which have been depicted in this book. The famous ISKON Temple is also in Vrindaban. Visitors from all parts of the world visit Vrindaban to see these unique temples. This book will be off great help for the readers and those who undertake research work related to temples of Vrindaban. This book has been written in lucid style and very candid description of this holy place has been made in this treatise. One can very easily find out the ancient history of Vrindaban by consulting Temples of Vrindaban.

About the Author

Sri Rabindra Kumar Das comes from a vaishnavite family of village Baudpur in the District of Balasore, Orissa. He took his M.A. degree in History from Patna University in 1930 and thereafter learnt salt manufacture in Burma. He served the Indian Salt service for about twenty years and retired in 1961. during his long stay in South India, he took interest in South Indian temples and published his first book Temples of Temilnad in1964. Since then four moe books have followed. They are :1. Legends of Jagannath, Puri;2. Mysterious Konrark; 3. Bhubaneswar and its Environs; and 4. Sakhigopal -Lord in the Witness-box. The present book is the result of his unwavering interest in temples of Vrindaban, where he spent a major part of his retired life consulting old and rare manuscripts and enquiring into the history of these temples.

Acknowledgement
List of Illustrations
1. Introduction
2. Advent of Krishna
3. Divinity of Krishna
4. History of Radha
5. Govindaji Temple
6. Temple of Madan Mohanji
7. Temple of Sri Gopinathji
8. Temple of Sri Radha-Ramanji
9. Temple of Sri Radha-Damodar
10. Gokulananda Temple
11. Gopiswar Temple
12. Gwalliar Temple (Brahma Chari Temple)
13. Tekari Temple (Radha Indra Kisore)
14. Mira Bai Temple
15. Sahaji Temple
16. Nidhi Ban
17. Sri Ananta Banke Behari Mandir
18. Bhab Bhaskareswar Temple
19. Padma Behari Bhagwan and Kailaseswar Bhagwan
20. Oriya Baba Ashram
21. Kathia Baba Temple
22. Sri Ramkrishna Math and Sevashram
23. Jaipur Temple
24. Lakshmi-Mohanji Temple on Keshi Ghat
25. Seba-Kunja-Nikunja Ban
26. Kishori Ban
27. Sri Radha Govindji ka Mandir
28. Temple of Sriji
29. Sudama Kutir
30. Rangnathji Temple
31. Lalla Babu's Temple
32. Shyam Sundarji Temple
33. Sawaman Saligram
34. Banke Behariji Temple
35. Radhavallavji Temple
36. Ashta Sakhi Temple
37. Brahma Kunda
38. Sri Radha Madhab Mandir of Jaidev
39. Sringara Bat
40. Sakhi Gopal Temple
41. Tadas Mandi or Jamai Benoda Thakur
42. Katyayani Devi Temple -Radhabag
43. Dinajpur Temple of Radha-Shyam Royji
44. Jamuna and Ganga -their Respective Holiness
45. Emli Tala -Beneath the Tamarind Tree
46. Dauji Temple
47. Gyan-Gudhri
48. Krishna-Kali Temple
49. Adwaita Bat -Radha Madan Gopal Temple
50. Amiya Nimai Mandir or Baba Bour Mandir
51. Singha Pour Hanuman Temple
52. Sri Gopalji of Fauzdar Kunja
53. Radha-Madhabji -Golak-Sabha of Baba Kishoridasji
54. Sri Krishna Chalia Mandir of Anandamayi Ma
55. Jugal-Kishorji Temple
56. Parkikrama -Circulation and Circumambulation
57. Lilla Kuja of Vrindaban
58. General Information
59. Vrindaban Seva Ashram, Bansibat
60. Festivals in Vrindaban
61. What is Vrindaban -Physical and Spiritual or Esoteric?
62. Karma Fate Destiny
63. Gobardhan Maharaj (Giri Goardhan)
64. Date of Krishna's Birth
    Appendix:
    Bibliography
    Index
    Illustrations