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Govardhana might refer to: Govardhana (poet) or Govardhanacharya, a 12th-century poet of Eastern India; Govardhan, a town in Uttar Pradesh, India;
In the 2011 Indian Census, Govardhana had a population of 22,576. Males constituted 55% of the population and females 45%. Govardhana has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 52%. In Govardhana, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. [1]
Govardhana or Govardhanacharya was the court poet of the 12th-century Sena king, Lakshmana Sena. He was a contemporary of Jayadeva and is known for his aryasaptashati ( IAST : āryasaptaśatī ), a collection of 700 stanzas of erotic poetry following the arya metre .
Govardhana hill. Govardhana Hill (Sanskrit: गोवर्धन; pronounced [ɡoːʋɐrdʰɐnɐ]), also called Mount Govardhana and Giriraj, is a sacred Hindu site in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India on an 8 km long hill located in the area of Govardhan and Radha Kund, [1] [2] which is about 21 kilometres (13 miles) from Vrindavan. [3]
The Govardhana Shila is a rock from the Govardhana Hill in Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Govardhan Hill holds a unique position in Hindu scriptures related to Krishna, the land called Braj where He was born. Known as Govardhan or Giriraj and being the sacred centre of Braj, it is identified as a natural form of Krishna.
Krishna, who was from the same village, lifted the Govardhana Hill (near Mathura), creating an umbrella of protection and saving the village, its people, and the cowherds. In this relief, Krishna is flanked by three females to his right; one of them is inferred as Radha , his childhood lover, as she is shown wearing a kirita makuta crown, a ...
Govardhan Puja (IAST: Govardhana-pūjā), also known as Annakut or Annakoot (meaning a “mountain of food”), [1] [2] [3] [4] is a Hindu festival celebrated on the ...
Govardhan (fl. 1595–1640) [1] was a Mughal era Indian painter of the Mughal school of painting.His father Bhavani Das, had been a minor painter in the imperial workshop. Like many other Mughal painters, they were Hindus.