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Bible Encyclopedias
Brindaban
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of British India, in the Muttra district of the United Provinces, on the right bank of the Jumna, 6 m. N. of Muttra. Pop. (1901) 22,717. Brindaban is one of the most popular places of pilgrimage in India, being associated with the cult of Krishna as a shepherd. It contains bathing-stairs, tanks and wells, and a great number of handsome temples, of which the finest is that of Govind Deva, a cruciform vaulted building of red sandstone, dating from 1590. The town was founded earlier in the same century.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Brindaban'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/brindaban.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Brindaban'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/brindaban.html. 1910.
