Yamuna ghats

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The Yamuna ghats in Vrindavan are a series of sacred riverfront steps and embankments revered in Hindu tradition, especially associated with the pastimes of Lord Krishna and used for rituals, bathing, and devotional gatherings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ
religious site in Vrindavan ⓘ
sacred riverfront steps ⓘ
accessType open public space ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
associatedWithReligion Hinduism ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with Krishna’s childhood pastimes ⓘ
important site for Vaishnavite devotion ⓘ
devotionalTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
Nimbarka Sampradaya ⓘ
Vallabha Sampradaya ⓘ
environmentalConcern affected by Yamuna River pollution ⓘ
hasActivity boat rides on the Yamuna ⓘ
chanting of mantras ⓘ
offering lamps to the river ⓘ
religious discourses ⓘ
heritageStatus important part of Vrindavan’s sacred landscape ⓘ
languageUsedInRituals Hindi ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
linkedMythology Krishna’s boat and water pastimes ⓘ
linked to: Krishna leela

Yamuna as a sacred river goddess ⓘ
locatedIn Vrindavan ⓘ
locatedOn Yamuna River ⓘ
linked to: Yamuna
partOf Braj region ⓘ
primaryFunction facilitating access to the Yamuna River ⓘ
ritualObjectUsed flowers ⓘ
holy water from Yamuna ⓘ
incense ⓘ
oil lamps ⓘ
spiritualRole place for purification rituals ⓘ
place for remembrance of Krishna’s lilas ⓘ
state Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorCrowds Holi festival in Vrindavan ⓘ
Janmashtami festival ⓘ
linked to: Janmashtami

Kartika month ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
spiritual tourism ⓘ
usedFor aarti ceremonies ⓘ
cremation rituals ⓘ
devotional singing ⓘ
festival celebrations ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ
international devotees of Krishna ⓘ

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Vrindavan → hasSite → Yamuna ghats ⓘ
Chhath Puja → majorLocation → Delhi Yamuna ghats ⓘ
linked to: Yamuna ghats
Wazirabad village → nearHydrologicalStructure → Yamuna river embankments ⓘ
linked to: Yamuna ghats
Yamuna → majorPilgrimageSite → Vrindavan ghats ⓘ
subject linked to: goddess Yamuna
linked to: Yamuna ghats
Yamuna → majorPilgrimageSite → Mathura ghats ⓘ
subject linked to: goddess Yamuna
linked to: Yamuna ghats
Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra → includesSite → Yamuna river ghats of Mathura ⓘ
linked to: Yamuna ghats