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The village of Barsana is the place where Radharani spent the early part of Her youth, prior to Her marriage with Abhimanyu. Although Radharani was originally born at Raval near Gokula, Her father Vrishabhanu Maharaja, moved away from Ravala at the same time when Krishna’s father Nanda Maharaja also moved away from Gokula due to the fear of so many demons. In recent times, Barsana has become internationally famous for the annual spring festival known as the Holi-mela that is celebrated with great fervor by the local people, who throw large quantities of colored powder and colored water on each other as part of the celebrations. During Their transcendental pastimes, Radha and Krishna also played holi with Their friends at Barsana and at various other places around Vraja including Seva Kunja, Shyama Kuti, and Ganthuli Grama.
Pili Pokhra
This is the most famous lake where Srimati Radharani washed Her hands after Mother Yashoda applied turmeric and vermillion on Her hands, considering Srimati Radharani her daughter in law.
Sankari Khor
Sankari Khora is a very narrow gorge between the two hills, Brahmagiri Parvata and Vilasa Parvata, and a place where Shri Krishna would regularly stop the gopis and demand a tax on the milk products that they were carrying to the market. GEHVARVAN & KRISHNA KUND There is a famous kunda in the Gahvaravana forest situated just below Mayura Kutira at the base of Brahma-giri Parvata and known as Krishna-kunda. The word ‘gahvaravana’ means an ‘impenetrable forest’ with thick foliage and considered to be a very secretive place.
Mor Kutir (Mayur Kutir)
The word ‘mayura’ as well as ‘mora’ are both names for a peacock and ‘kutira’ or ‘kuti’ means a ‘small cottage’. This place has become famous because it was here that Shri Krishna danced just like a peacock. MANA GARH This place situated on top of the Brahmagiri Parvata is the spot where Shri Krishna, with great difficulty, was able to placate the ‘mana’ or jealous anger that was consuming Radharani.
Ladli Lal mandir (Sriji Mandir)
This magnificent hilltop temple at Barsana is one of the most famous sites in the whole of Vraja. This famous temple is also known as the Larilylal Mandira, because it contains the Deities of Larily and Lala, who are the childhood forms of Radha and Krishna.