Dauji Temple, Baldeo

There are many temples of Shri Krishna and Radha in the entire Braj region, but the temple of Shri Krishna’s elder brother Balram is located in Baldeo, called Dauji Temple, 21 kilometres away from Mathura

which is mentioned in the Puranas as ‘Vidumvan’. In this ‘Vidrumavan’, the idols of Balarama and his wife Revati are installed in a huge temple.

There is a circumambulation path in the shape of a serpent around the temple, which has been developed as a market.

The temple has four main doors, which are known as Singhaur, Janani Dabhodhi, Gaushala Gate and Badwale Gate.

There is a huge pond behind the temple, which is mentioned in the Puranas as ‘Balbhadra Kund’. This pond is famous by the name of Ksheer Sagar.

There is a mythological belief that Shri Krishna’s great-grandson Brajnabh had built the idols of four gods and four goddesses in the memory of his ancestors.

It took nine days for the remaining soldiers to cover the distance of two and a half kos.

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