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The Bhima River is the longest tributary of the Krishna River. [8] It has a total length of 861 km (535 mi) and catchment area of 70,614 km 2 (27,264 sq mi). [10] Three tributaries, Panchganga, Warna and Yerla, meet the Krishna River near Sangli. Hindus consider these places holy.
Krishna Pushkaram is a holy festival in Hinduism to worship the Krishna River, which is one of the 12 sacred rivers in India. The holy festival is observed in the banks along it, usually held in the form of fairs, praying halls, or Hindu temples with ghats along the river. The festivity normally occurs once in every 12 years and is celebrated ...
The goddess Krishna is the personification of the river Krishna. According to a local legend, Brahma was once performing a yajna, and the presence of his wife was required by a priest. Since Savitri, the first wife of the deity was absent, his second wife, Gayatri, participated in the ceremony in her place. Savitri rushed to the spot when she ...
Mahabaleshwar (pronunciation ⓘ) is a small town and a municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, India.It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus because the Krishna River has its origin here. [1]
Located on Krouncha Saila, a small hill near the Krishna River, the temple combines Buddhist and Dravidian architectural influences. [ 1 ] Access to the sanctum sanctorum , which is elevated, is via a flight of steps, leading to the main deity, a 15- foot white marble lingam called Amareswara, also known as Amaralingeswara.
The temple is located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India on the Indrakeeladri hill on the banks of Krishna River. [1] Kaalika Purana, Durgaa Sapthashati and other Vedic literature have mentioned about Kanaka Durga on the Indrakeelaadri and have described the deity as Swayambhu, (self-manifested) in Triteeya Kalpa. [citation needed]
Krishnaism originates in the first millennium BCE, as the theological system of the Bhagavad Gita, [3] [5] initially focusing on the worship of the heroic Vāsudeva Krishna in the region of Mathura, the "divine child" Bala Krishna and Gopala-Krishna. [note 2] It is closely related to, and find its origin in, Bhagavatism. [7]
The 17th century Shri Radha Madan Mohan Temple was built by Raja Gopal Singhji of Karauli dynasty. Vrindavan has an ancient past, associated with Hindu culture and history, and was established in the 16th and 17th centuries as a result of an explicit treaty between Muslims and Hindu Emperors, [11] and is an important Hindu pilgrimage site since long.