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Baldev, India

Baldev is a town of 10,536 people in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Population10,536 GeoNames
Elevation176 m 577 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportAgra Airport (AGR) 31 km

About Baldev

Baldeo is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

From the Wikipedia article Baldeo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

History

Baldeo town of Mathura district, which is about a 25 km from Mathura. Mathura to reach here by bus, taxi arrangements etc. According to Hindu mythology, Baldeo is the place where Lord Krishna's elder brother named 'Baldeo' use to rule. It is also known as 'Dauji' in the local areas around mathura as the other name of Lord Baldeo was 'Dau Ji maharaj'. Additionally, there is a famous temple in Baldeo of 'Dau Ji Maharaj', where there is a stone statue of him with his wife Revati situated. The idol of Dauji was installed by the grandson of Lord Krishna, Vajranabha. But during the time of Arabic Sultans, the temple was destroyed and the idol lost over a period of time. Afterwards, in Mughal era 480 years ago, the grandson of Mahaprabhu shrimad Vallabhacharya, and the 4th son of Vitthalanatha gusaiji, Goswami Gokulnathji re-installed the deity on Purnima of shukla paksha in Magsheer and began the worship and rituals again. Later he gave the seva to a brahmin named keshav pandey, whoes lineage of pandey is today also performing internal seva of the mandir.

From the History section of Baldeo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Agra Airport (AGR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.

  • Mahāban 8 km west, about 8 min by car
  • Gokul 11 km west, about 11 min by car
  • Farah 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
  • Bād 13 km west, about 13 min by car
  • Mathura 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
  • Rāya 17 km north, about 17 min by car
  • Sadābād 22 km east, about 22 min by car
  • Vrindāvan 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
  • Agra 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
  • Alīgarh 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car

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