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Radha Krishna's marriage is being performed by Brahma in Bhandirvan. The main festival of temple is called Byahula Utsav in which wedding ceremony of Radha and Krishna is performed annually by senior priests. According to Hindu calendar, the festival is celebrated on the occasion of Phulera dooj. [13] [14]
Bhandirvan is very popular among Radha Krishna devotees. [6] It is known for religious sites Radha Krishna Vivah Sthali where marriage of Radha Krishna was performed by god Brahma and Vanshivat which is associated with the legend of Krishna playing flute to call Radha and Gopis to perform Maharaas. [7] [8] [9] [10]
Radha-Krishna (IAST rādhā-kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit: राधा कृष्ण) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and shakti Radha.They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God, [7] in several Krishnaite traditions of Vaishnavism.
The story mentioned in Brahma Vaivarta Purana indicates that Radha has always been Krishna's divine consort. But to give importance to Parakiya relationship (love without any social foundation) over Svakiya's (married relationship), Radha Krishna's marriage was kept hidden. [110] [111] [112] [113]
Brahma Vaivarta Purana is one of major Puranas, that centers around Krishna and Radha, identifying Krishna as the Supreme Being and asserting that all deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha are incarnations of Him; [3] Gita Govinda is a poem of Jayadeva that firstly considers the cult Radha Krishna, [42] [43] [3] [44] where Krishna ...
Brahma marriage holds the supreme position of the eight types of Hindu matrimony. When the parents of a boy seek a suitable bride, they consider her family background, and the girl's father would ensure that his daughter's prospective groom is a scholar, one who is well-versed in the Vedas. [ 2 ]
According to Brahma Vaivarta Purana and Garga Samhita, when Krishna left Vrindavan, all the Ashtasakhi, headed by Lalita left their villages and accompany Radha to Kadli forest. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Once the 100 years of separation period was over for Radha Krishna , Krishna came back to Braj and met all the Ashtasakhi and Radha in the Kadli forest.
Radhashtami (Sanskrit: राधाष्टमी) is a Hindu religious day commemorating the birth anniversary of the goddess Radha, the chief consort of the god Krishna. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is celebrated in her birthplace Barsana and the entire Braj region on the eighth day ( ashtami ) of the bright (waxing) half of the lunar month of Bhadrapada ...