Editing Vrindavan (section)

=== Religious heritage ===
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[[File:Aindra Dasa Kartik 2009.JPG|thumb|[[ISKCON]] devotee singing bhajan in Vrindavan]]
Vrindavan is considered to be a sacred place for [[Vaisnavism]] tradition of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=vrindavan mahatmya |url=https://www.purebhakti.com/resources/ebooks-magazines/library/bengali-lib/books-2/979-vrndavana-mahatmya |access-date=25 July 2023 |website=purebhakti.com|date=11 February 2021 }}</ref> It is believed that Krishna spent part of his childhood in this city.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sengupta |first1=Arjun |date=9 March 2023 |title=Holi: Bringing fleeting color to the lives of Vrindavan's widows |language=en |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-culture/widows-vrindavan-holi-8484907/ |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref> The other prominent areas surrounding Vrindavan are [[Govardhan Hill|Govardhana]], [[Gokul]], [[Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh|Nandgaon]], [[Barsana]], [[Mathura]] and [[Chhari|Bhandirvan]]. Along with Vrindavan, all these places are considered to be the center of [[Radha]] and [[Krishna]] worship. Millions of devotees of [[Radha Krishna]] visit Vrindavan and its nearby areas every year to participate in a number of festivals.<ref name="kk2007">{{cite book |author=Klaus Klostermaier |title=A Survey of Hinduism |publisher=State University of New York Press; 3 edition |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7914-7081-7 |page=204 |quote=The center of Krishna-worship has been for a long time Brajbhumi, the district of Mathura that embraces also Vrindavana, Govardhana, and Gokula, associated with Krishna from the time immemorial. Many millions of Krishna ''bhaktas'' visit these places every year and participate in the numerous festivals that re-enact divine scenes from Krishna's life on Earth, of which were spent in those very places |author-link=Klaus Klostermaier}} Vrinda means Tulsi (A sacred species of flora) and van as forest, therefore Vrindavan is a holy forest of Tulsi. Vijaypal Baghel, known as GreenMan is promoting, planting, and farming Tulsi in mass around the Vrindavan.</ref> The common salutation or greetings used in [[Braj|Braj region]] by its residents is ''[[Radhe Radhe]]'' which is associated with the Goddess Radha<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lynch |first=Owen M. |title=Divine Passions |date=31 December 1990 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-30975-3 |pages=3–34 |language=en |chapter=ONE. The Social Construction of Emotion in India |doi=10.1525/9780520309753-002 |chapter-url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1525/9780520309753-002/html}}</ref> or [[Hare Krishna (mantra)|Hare Krishna]] which is associated with Krishna. Devotees of Krishna believe that he visits the town each night to adore Radha.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Priya |date=12 August 2020 |title=Do you know about the 'mysterious' Nidhivan in Vrindavan where Krishna still performs Raasleela? |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/do-you-know-about-the-mysterious-nidhivan-in-vrindavan-where-krishna-still-performs-raasleela/articleshow/65654845.cms |access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>