Jhulan Yatra

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Jhulan Yatra is a Hindu swing festival, especially popular in North India, that joyfully celebrates the divine love of Radha and Krishna during the monsoon season.

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Jhulan Yatra canonical 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jhulan Purnima ⓘ
Jhulana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Jhulan Yatra

Swing Festival of Radha-Krishna ⓘ
associatedWith Bhakti movement ⓘ
Krishna devotion ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
calendar Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ
celebratedIn Assam ⓘ
Barsana ⓘ
India ⓘ
Mathura ⓘ
Nandgaon ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India

Odisha ⓘ
linked to: Orissa

Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
culturalSignificance celebration of Radha-Krishna pastimes in Vrindavan ⓘ
expression of romantic and devotional love for Krishna ⓘ
danceForm Rasa lila performances ⓘ
devotionalPractice seva to Radha-Krishna on swings ⓘ
duration several days ⓘ
festiveElement colorful lights ⓘ
floral decorations ⓘ
linkedFestival Janmashtami ⓘ
linkedPlace ISKCON temples ⓘ
Vrindavan temples ⓘ
mainDeities Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ
musicType devotional songs ⓘ
observedBy Gaudiya Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Krishna devotees ⓘ
Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritual bhajan singing ⓘ
decorating swings with flowers ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ
offering sweets and fruits ⓘ
processions ⓘ
swinging Radha and Krishna deities ⓘ
season monsoon ⓘ
symbolism monsoon rains symbolize fertility and renewal ⓘ
swing represents playful pastimes of Radha and Krishna ⓘ
theme divine love of Radha and Krishna ⓘ
joyful devotion ⓘ
typicalMonth Shravana ⓘ

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Jhulan Yatra → alsoKnownAs → Jhulana Yatra ⓘ
linked to: Jhulan Yatra