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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG/250px-Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG/375px-Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG/500px-Mathura_Temple-Mathura-India0002.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:none;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg/250px-Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg/375px-Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg/500px-Chhatris_of_Barsana_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5450" data-file-height="3631" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:none;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Hindu_temple_Prem_Mandir_Love_temple_sights_culture_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A_Hindu_temple_Prem_Mandir_Love_temple_sights_culture_India.jpg/250px-A_Hindu_temple_Prem_Mandir_Love_temple_sights_culture_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A_Hindu_temple_Prem_Mandir_Love_temple_sights_culture_India.jpg/500px-A_Hindu_temple_Prem_Mandir_Love_temple_sights_culture_India.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="5372" data-file-height="3582" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:none;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kusuma_Sarovar_Ghat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kusuma_Sarovar_Ghat.jpg/250px-Kusuma_Sarovar_Ghat.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Kusuma_Sarovar_Ghat.jpg/500px-Kusuma_Sarovar_Ghat.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="623" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><i>top to bottom:</i> <a href="/wiki/Radha_Krishna" title="Radha Krishna">Radha Krishna</a> at <a href="/wiki/Rangeeli_Mahal_Barsana" title="Rangeeli Mahal Barsana">Kirti Temple, Barsana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Janmasthan_Temple_Complex" title="Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex">Krishna Janmasthan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radha_Rani_Temple" title="Radha Rani Temple">Radha Rani Temple</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barsana" title="Barsana">Barsana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prem_Mandir,_Vrindavan" title="Prem Mandir, Vrindavan">Prem Mandir</a> in <a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kusum_Sarovar" title="Kusum Sarovar">Kusum Sarovar</a> in <a href="/wiki/Govardhan_Hill" title="Govardhan Hill">Govardhan Hill</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-overlays="["_38e2a61dc12dfce106a3c37dc087779fbce5b7e5"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Braj&revid=1284436156&groups=_38e2a61dc12dfce106a3c37dc087779fbce5b7e5" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Braj&revid=1284436156&groups=_38e2a61dc12dfce106a3c37dc087779fbce5b7e5 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northern_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern India">Northern India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">Language</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Braj_Bhasha" title="Braj Bhasha">Braj Bhasha</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Braj</b>, also known as <b>Vraj</b>, <b>Vraja</b>, <b>Brij</b> or <b>Brijbhumi</b>, is a region in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> on both sides of the <a href="/wiki/Yamuna" title="Yamuna">Yamuna</a> river with its centre at <a href="/wiki/Mathura_district" title="Mathura district">Mathura</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> state encompassing the area which also includes <a href="/wiki/Palwal" title="Palwal">Palwal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ballabhgarh" title="Ballabhgarh">Ballabhgarh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nuh_(city)" title="Nuh (city)">Nuh</a> in <a href="/wiki/Haryana" title="Haryana">Haryana</a> state, <a href="/wiki/Deeg_district" title="Deeg district">Deeg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bharatpur_district" title="Bharatpur district">Bharatpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karauli_district" title="Karauli district">Karauli</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dholpur_district" title="Dholpur district">Dholpur</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> state and <a href="/wiki/Morena_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Morena District">Morena District</a> in <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-janet1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janet1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within Uttar Pradesh, it is very well demarcated culturally, the area stretches from the <a href="/wiki/Mathura_district" title="Mathura district">Mathura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aligarh" title="Aligarh">Aligarh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agra_district" title="Agra district">Agra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hathras_district" title="Hathras district">Hathras</a> and districts up to the <a href="/wiki/Etah_district" title="Etah district">Etah</a> district.<sup id="cite_ref-LuciaMichelutti1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LuciaMichelutti1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Braj region is associated with <a href="/wiki/Radha" title="Radha">Radha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> who according to scriptures were born in <a href="/wiki/Barsana" title="Barsana">Barsana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lucia_Michelutti00_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lucia_Michelutti00-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the main centre of <a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites in India">Krishna circuit of Hindu pilgrimage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-janet1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janet1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is located 150 km south of <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> and 50 km northwest of Agra.<sup id="cite_ref-janet1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janet1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ecologically, the character of Braj has drastically changed in the last 200 years, with a heavy decline in the number of wild animals along with deforestation. Writing in the late 1980s, Entwistle noted there were only a few groves left in the region, and that many sacred sites were being encroached upon by human agricultural settlements.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEntwistle19872-3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEntwistle19872-3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term Braj is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> word व्रज <i>vraja</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Lucia_Michelutti00_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lucia_Michelutti00-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vraja was first mentioned in <a href="/wiki/Rigveda" title="Rigveda">Rigveda</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> it means a <a href="/wiki/Goshala" title="Goshala">pasture, shelter or resort for cattle</a> from the Sanskrit term <i>"<span title="Sanskrit-language text"><i lang="sa-Latn">vraj</i></span>"</i> which means "to go" in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Braj_pilgrimage_circuits">Braj pilgrimage circuits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Braj pilgrimage circuits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Braj_Yatra"></span><span class="anchor" id="Braj_pilgrimage"></span><span class="anchor" id="Krishna_pilgrimage"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Vraja_Parikrama" title="Vraja Parikrama">Vraja Parikrama</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/48_kos_parikrama_of_Kurukshetra" class="mw-redirect" title="48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra">48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwarka" title="Dwarka">Dwarka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites in India">Hindu pilgrimage sites in India</a></div> <p>The<i> <a href="/wiki/Vraja_Parikrama" title="Vraja Parikrama">Braj Yatra</a></i> circuit of pilgrimage was formally established by the 16th-century <a href="/wiki/Sadhu" title="Sadhu">sadhus</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sampradaya#Vaishnava_sampradayas" title="Sampradaya">vaishnava sampradaya</a> with fixed routes, itinerary and rituals. The area the circuit covers is spread across 2500 km<sup>2</sup> with 84 <a href="/wiki/Kos_(unit)" title="Kos (unit)">kos</a> or 300 km long periphery extending 10 km to the east and 50 km to the north and west. Braj has two main types of pilgrimage circuits, the traditional longer <i>Braj Yatra</i> encompassing the whole circuit, and the other shorter significantly modified contemporary point-to-point pilgrimage to visit the main sites at Mathura, Vrindavan, <a href="/wiki/Gokul" title="Gokul">Gokul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Govardhan" title="Govardhan">Govardhan</a>. The former, longer traditional pilgrimage route, also includes additional sacred sites <a href="/wiki/Nandgaon,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh">Nandgaon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barsana" title="Barsana">Barsana</a> with travel on foot.<sup id="cite_ref-janet1_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janet1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_pilgrimage_sites">Notable pilgrimage sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable pilgrimage sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable pilgrimage sites taken from Entwistle (1987).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a> (Mathurā) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vishram_Ghat" title="Vishram Ghat">Vishram Ghat</a> (Viśrām Ghāṭ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_Janmasthan_Temple_Complex" title="Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex">Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex</a> (Kr̥ṣṇa Janmasthān)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kans_Quila" title="Kans Quila">Kans Quila</a> (Kans Kilā)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwarkadhish_Temple,_Mathura" title="Dwarkadhish Temple, Mathura">Dwarkadhish Temple, Mathura</a> (Dvārkādhīś Temple)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_Forest" title="Madhu Forest">Madhu Forest</a> (Madhuban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Kund" title="Radha Kund">Radha Kund</a> (Rādhākuṇḍ)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kusum_Sarovar" title="Kusum Sarovar">Kusum Sarovar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govardhan_Hill" title="Govardhan Hill">Govardhan Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bachhgaon" title="Bachhgaon">Bachhgaon</a> (Bacchagā̃v)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deeg" title="Deeg">Deeg</a> (Ḍīg)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaman,_Rajasthan" title="Kaman, Rajasthan">Kaman, Rajasthan</a> (Kāmā̃)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barsana" title="Barsana">Barsana</a> (Barsānā)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandgaon,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh">Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh</a> (Nandgā̃v)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamai,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Kamai, Uttar Pradesh">Kamai, Uttar Pradesh</a> (Kamāī)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhata" title="Chhata">Chhata</a> (Chātā)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kokilavan" title="Kokilavan">Kokilavan</a> (Kokilāban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosi_Kalan" title="Kosi Kalan">Kosi Kalan</a> (Kosī)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paigaon" title="Paigaon">Paigaon</a> (Paigā̃v)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shergarh,_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Shergarh, Uttar Pradesh">Shergarh, Uttar Pradesh</a> (Śergaṛh)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhandirvan,_Vrindavan" title="Bhandirvan, Vrindavan">Bhandirvan, Vrindavan</a> (Bhāṇḍīrvan)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavan</a> (Vr̥ndāvana) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Madan_Mohan_Temple,_Vrindavan" title="Radha Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan">Radha Madan Mohan Temple</a> (Rādhā Madanmohan)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banke_Bihari_Temple" title="Banke Bihari Temple">Banke Bihari Temple</a> (Bā̃ke Bihārī)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Vallabh_Temple,_Vrindavan" title="Radha Vallabh Temple, Vrindavan">Radha Vallabh Temple</a> (Rādhāvallabh)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Damodar_Temple,_Vrindavan" title="Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan">Radha Damodar Temple</a> (Rādhādāmodar)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nidhivan,_Vrindavan" title="Nidhivan, Vrindavan">Nidhivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Raman_Temple,_Vrindavan" title="Radha Raman Temple, Vrindavan">Radha Raman Temple</a> (Rādhāramaṇ)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldeo" title="Baldeo">Baldeo</a> (Baldev)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahaban" title="Mahaban">Mahaban</a> (Mahāban)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gokul" title="Gokul">Gokul</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hindus form the majority of residents of the Braj region. The major Brahmin castes include the <a href="/wiki/Sanadhya_Brahmin" title="Sanadhya Brahmin">Sanadhyas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaur_Brahmins" title="Gaur Brahmins">Gaurs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chaube" title="Chaube">Chaubes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ahiwasi" title="Ahiwasi">Ahiwasis</a>. Among the cultivating and pastoral castes, there are the <a href="/wiki/Yadav" title="Yadav">Yadavs</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jats" title="Jats">Jats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jadaun_(clan)" title="Jadaun (clan)">Jadauns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajput" title="Rajput">Rajputs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujars" class="mw-redirect" title="Gujars">Gujars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meo_(ethnic_group)" title="Meo (ethnic group)">Meos</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Chamar" title="Chamar">Chamars</a>. The main merchant castes are <a href="/wiki/Agrawal" title="Agrawal">Agrawals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khandelwal_Vaishya" title="Khandelwal Vaishya">Khandelwals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maheshwari" title="Maheshwari">Maheshwaris</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Varshney" title="Varshney">Barahsainis</a>. Muslims form a small minority, with nearly negligible presence of Jains, Sikhs, and Christians.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEntwistle19874-8_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEntwistle19874-8-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Braj_culinary_tradition">Braj culinary tradition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Braj culinary tradition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Braj region is known for its rich and flavorful culinary tradition. The twin cities, <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vrindavan" title="Vrindavan">Vrindavan</a>, which are associated with Shri Krishna are main centers of <a href="/wiki/Braj_Cuisine" title="Braj Cuisine">Braj Cuisine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Regional</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Braj_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Braj language">Braj language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vajjika_League" title="Vajjika League">Vajji</a>, the ancient region of the Vṛji janapada that Bajjika evolved from</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charkula" title="Charkula">Charkula</a>, Braj dance done with wooden pyramids</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.indianfolkdances.com/mayur-dance.html">Mayur</a>, peacock dance with Krishna and Radha</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rasiya" title="Rasiya">Rasiya</a>, local style of music</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhrupad" title="Dhrupad">Dhrupad</a>, Indian music genre started in Braj</li></ul> <dl><dt>Religious</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/48_kos_parikrama_of_Kurukshetra" class="mw-redirect" title="48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra">48 kos parikrama of Kurukshetra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwarka" title="Dwarka">Dwarka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites in India">Hindu pilgrimage sites in India</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Vedic era</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_Kuru" class="mw-redirect" title="King Kuru">King Kuru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cemetery_H_culture" title="Cemetery H culture">Cemetery H culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Painted_Grey_Ware_culture" title="Painted Grey Ware culture">Painted Grey Ware culture</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>General</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdoms_of_Ancient_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingdoms of Ancient India">Kingdoms of Ancient India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Haryana" title="Administrative divisions of Haryana">Regions of Haryana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Regions_of_Rajasthan" title="Category:Regions of Rajasthan">Regions of Rajasthan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Uttar_Pradesh" title="Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh">Regions of Uttar Pradesh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 August</span> 2024</span>. <q>Even now, Krishna is an integrated part of the Braj community and diet, influencing the culture in indelible ways. The essential elements of Braj cuisine are based on a few beliefs and traditions</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Slurrp&rft.atitle=Braj+Cuisine+Echoes+The+Legends+Of+Lord+Krishna%2C+Radha+And+Holi&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slurrp.com%2Farticle%2Fholi-2023-braj-cuisine-echoes-the-legends-of-lord-krishna-radha-and-holi-1677850126840&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABraj" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Braj&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Rupert Snell, <i>The Hindi Classical Tradition: A Braj Bhasa Reader.</i> Includes grammar, readings and translations, and a good 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title="Dasharna">Dasharna</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dasherka_kingdom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dasherka kingdom (page does not exist)">Dasherka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dv%C4%81rak%C4%81" title="Dvārakā">Dwaraka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhara" title="Gandhara">Gandhāra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Garga_kingdom&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garga kingdom (page does not exist)">Garga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomanta_kingdom" title="Gomanta kingdom">Gomanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopa_Rashtra" title="Gopa Rashtra">Gopa Rashtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hara_Huna_kingdom" title="Hara Huna kingdom">Hara Huna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haihaya_kingdom" title="Haihaya kingdom">Haihaya kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himalaya_kingdom" title="Himalaya kingdom">Himalaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huna_kingdom" title="Huna kingdom">Huna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanchi_kingdom" title="Kanchi 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Gita</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drona_Parva" title="Drona Parva">Drona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karna_Parva" title="Karna Parva">Karna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shalya_Parva" title="Shalya Parva">Shalya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauptika_Parva" title="Sauptika Parva">Sauptika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stri_Parva" title="Stri Parva">Stri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanti_Parva" title="Shanti Parva">Shanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anushasana_Parva" title="Anushasana Parva">Anushasana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashvamedhika_Parva" title="Ashvamedhika Parva">Ashvamedhika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashramavasika_Parva" title="Ashramavasika Parva">Ashramavasika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mausala_Parva" title="Mausala Parva">Mausala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahaprasthanika_Parva" title="Mahaprasthanika Parva">Mahaprasthanika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Svargarohana_Parva" title="Svargarohana Parva">Svargarohana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Kingdoms and tribes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuru_kingdom" title="Kuru kingdom">Kuru</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hastinapur" title="Hastinapur">Hastinapur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indraprastha" title="Indraprastha">Indraprastha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurukshetra" title="Kurukshetra">Kurukshetra</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchala_kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Panchala kingdom">Panchala</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kampilya" title="Kampilya">Kampilya</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anarta_kingdom" title="Anarta kingdom">Anarta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dv%C4%81rak%C4%81" title="Dvārakā">Dvaraka</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhara_kingdom" title="Gandhara kingdom">Gandhara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matsya_kingdom" title="Matsya kingdom">Matsya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Upaplavya" title="Upaplavya">Upaplavya</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madra_kingdom" title="Madra kingdom">Madra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunti_kingdom" title="Kunti kingdom">Kunti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magadha_kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Magadha kingdom">Magadha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chedi_kingdom" title="Chedi kingdom">Chedi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K%C4%81%C5%9B%C4%AB_(kingdom)" title="Kāśī (kingdom)">Kashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosala_kingdom" title="Kosala kingdom">Kosala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindhu_Kingdom" title="Sindhu Kingdom">Sindhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salwa_kingdom" title="Salwa kingdom">Shalva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avanti_kingdom_(Mahabharata)" title="Avanti kingdom (Mahabharata)">Avanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anga_kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Anga kingdom">Anga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kekeya_kingdom" title="Kekeya kingdom">Kekaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalinga kingdom">Kalinga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidarbha_kingdom" title="Vidarbha kingdom">Vidarbha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandya_kingdom_(Mahabharata)" title="Pandya kingdom (Mahabharata)">Pandya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kambojas" title="Kambojas">Kamboja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yadava" title="Yadava">Yadava</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vrishni" title="Vrishni">Vrishni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhoja_tribe" title="Bhoja tribe">Bhoja</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nishadas" title="Nishadas">Nishada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trigarta_kingdom" title="Trigarta kingdom">Trigarta</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Kingdoms_in_the_Mahabharata" title="Category:Kingdoms in the Mahabharata">more</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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style="background-color:#FFC569;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_characters_in_the_Mahabharata" title="List of characters in the Mahabharata">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;"><a href="/wiki/Pandavas" class="mw-redirect" title="Pandavas">Pandavas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yudhishthira" title="Yudhishthira">Yudhishthira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhima" title="Bhima">Bhima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arjuna" title="Arjuna">Arjuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakula" title="Nakula">Nakula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahadeva" title="Sahadeva">Sahadeva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Pandava Alliance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krishna_in_the_Mahabharata" title="Krishna in the Mahabharata">Role in the <i>Mahabharata</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhrishtadyumna" title="Dhrishtadyumna">Dhrishtadyumna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drupada" title="Drupada">Drupada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virata" title="Virata">Virata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyaki" title="Satyaki">Satyaki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abhimanyu" title="Abhimanyu">Abhimanyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shikhandi" title="Shikhandi">Shikhandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhrishtaketu" title="Dhrishtaketu">Dhrishtaketu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghatotkacha" title="Ghatotkacha">Ghatotkacha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttamaujas_and_Yudhamanyu" title="Uttamaujas and Yudhamanyu">Uttamaujas and Yudhamanyu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upapandavas" title="Upapandavas">Upapandavas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuyutsu" title="Yuyutsu">Yuyutsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iravan" title="Iravan">Iravan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttara_(Mahabharata)" title="Uttara (Mahabharata)">Uttara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sahadeva_of_Magadha" title="Sahadeva of Magadha">Sahadeva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;"><a href="/wiki/Kauravas" class="mw-redirect" title="Kauravas">Kauravas</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duryodhana" title="Duryodhana">Duryodhana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dushasana" title="Dushasana">Dushasana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vikarna" title="Vikarna">Vikarna</a></li> <li>97 more</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Kaurava Alliance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhishma" title="Bhishma">Bhishma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drona" title="Drona">Drona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karna" title="Karna">Karna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shalya" title="Shalya">Shalya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashwatthama" title="Ashwatthama">Ashwatthama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakuni" title="Shakuni">Shakuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kripa" title="Kripa">Kripa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayadratha" title="Jayadratha">Jayadratha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kritavarma" title="Kritavarma">Kritavarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahlika_(Mahabharata)" title="Bahlika (Mahabharata)">Bahlika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhurishravas" title="Bhurishravas">Bhurishravas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhagadatta" title="Bhagadatta">Bhagadatta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinda_and_Anuvinda_of_Avanti" title="Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti">Vinda and Anuvinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susharma" title="Susharma">Susharma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudakshina" title="Sudakshina">Sudakshina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmana_(Mahabharata)" title="Lakshmana (Mahabharata)">Lakshmana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vrishasena" title="Vrishasena">Vrishasena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">Remaining Kuru Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shantanu" title="Shantanu">Shantanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyavati" title="Satyavati">Satyavati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitr%C4%81ngada" title="Chitrāngada">Chitrāngada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vichitravirya" title="Vichitravirya">Vichitravirya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambika_(Mahabharata)" title="Ambika (Mahabharata)">Ambika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambalika" title="Ambalika">Ambalika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhritarashtra" title="Dhritarashtra">Dhritarashtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandhari_(Mahabharata)" title="Gandhari (Mahabharata)">Gandhari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandu" title="Pandu">Pandu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunti" title="Kunti">Kunti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madri" title="Madri">Madri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vidura" title="Vidura">Vidura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draupadi" title="Draupadi">Draupadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhadra" title="Subhadra">Subhadra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidimbi" title="Hidimbi">Hidimbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulupi" title="Ulupi">Ulupi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chitr%C4%81ngad%C4%81" title="Chitrāngadā">Chitrāngadā</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babruvahana" title="Babruvahana">Babruvahana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uttar%C4%81_(Mahabharata)" title="Uttarā 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