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Navamohana Krishna Temple

Gokul, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh · 27.4391°, 77.7204°

Navamohana Krishna (child Krishna)Modern—Divya Desam
Sacred since
1800 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
modern rebuild (earlier shrine lost)
Modern

History & significance

The Divya Desam of Thiruvaipadi (Aypadi) at Gokul on the Yamuna, regarded as the scene of Krishna's childhood among the cowherds and sung by several Alvars including Andal. The present small shrine is a modern replacement for an older temple lost to political upheavals.

Sthala katha — the legend

Here Krishna is said to have danced upon the subdued serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna before the people of Gokul.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern