Vraja Parikrama
Vraja Mandal Parikrama, also called Vraja Yatra (Vraja pilgrimage), is a Vaishnava Hindu pilgrimage dedicated to Krishna. Different sects follow different itineraries, there being separate routes for Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the Pushtimarga Sampradaya, the Gore Dauji temple of Vrindavan (Ramanandi), and Nimbarka Sampradaya.[1]
Braj pilgrimage circuit
[edit ]Braj Yatra circuit of pilgrimage was formally established by the 16th century sadhus of vaishnava sampradaya with fixed routes, itinerary, and rituals. The circuit covers is spread across 2500 km2 area with 84 kos or 300 km long periphery extending 10 km to east and 50 km to north and west. Braj has two main types of pilgrimage circuits, the traditional longer Braj Yatra encompassing the whole circuit, and the other shorter significantly modified contemporary point-to-point pilgrimage to visit the main sites at Mathura, Vrindavan, Gokul, Govardhan. The former, longer traditional pilgrimage route, also includes additional sacred sites Nandgaon and Barsana with travel on foot.[2]
See also
[edit ]- Religious
- 48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra
- Dwarka
- Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
- Famous Hindu yatras
- List of Hindu festivals
- Padayatra
- Ratha Yatra
- Tirtha
- Tirtha and Kshetra
- Regional
- Braj language
- Vajji, the ancient region of the Vṛji janapada that Bajjika evolved from
- Vedic era
References
[edit ]- ^ Entwistle, A.W. (1987). Braj: A Centre of Krishna Pilgrimage. Groningen: Egbert Forsten. pp. 15–18.
- ^ Janet Cochrane, 2008, Asian Tourism: Growth and Change, page 249.
