History, Culture, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Govardhan, Major Pilgrimage Destination of Uttar Pradesh, India
Govardhan, small but highly sacred town and major pilgrimage destination of Uttar Pradesh, India is located at just 22 km from Mathura and important Tehsil of Mathura district as well. Govardhan is very famous across the world for its Govardhan Hill also called Girirajji or Mount Govardhan or Govardhan Parvat or Giriraj Govardhan, one of the most holy site of Braj Bhoomi. Millions of Devotee and Tourist across the world visits here throughout the year and especially the followers of Vaishnava Sect.
Very famous and interesting legend is associated with Govardhan Hill, Lord Shri Krishna and people of Gokul. To remove the ego of Lord Indra, Bal