Shyam Kund

E1003750

Shyam Kund is a revered sacred pond near Govardhan in Uttar Pradesh, India, associated with the worship of Lord Krishna and important Vaishnavite pilgrimage rituals.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shyam Kund canonical 2
श्याम कुंड 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ
Vaishnavite holy place ⓘ
sacred pond ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
associatedWithTradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalContext Krishna bhakti traditions ⓘ
devotionalAssociation love and devotion to Krishna ⓘ
hasNameEtymology named after Shyam, a name of Krishna ⓘ
hasNearbySacredSite Govardhan Hill ⓘ
linked to: Govardhan

Radha Kund ⓘ
hasWaterBodyType kund ⓘ
pond ⓘ
languageContext Hindi-speaking region ⓘ
locatedIn Braj region ⓘ
Govardhan ⓘ
Mathura district ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
near Govardhan town ⓘ
linked to: Goverdhan

Radha Kund village ⓘ
partOf Braj pilgrimage ⓘ
Govardhan pilgrimage circuit ⓘ
pilgrimageActivity holy dip during festivals ⓘ
pilgrimageSeason Kartika month ⓘ
regionalImportance major Braj dham tirtha ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
significance considered highly sacred in Braj ⓘ
important site for Krishna devotees ⓘ
usedFor pilgrimage rituals ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu devotees ⓘ
Vaishnavite pilgrims ⓘ
worshipPractices offering prayers to Krishna ⓘ
parikrama around Govardhan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Govardhan → hasLakeOrKund → Shyam Kund ⓘ
Shyama Kund → languageName-hi → श्याम कुंड ⓘ
linked to: Shyam Kund