Braj

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Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Vrij, Brij, Brajbhumi, Vrajbhumi, or Brijbhumi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh encompassing an area which also includes eastern Rajasthan centred on Bharatpur, Karauli, Deeg, and Dholpur, northern Madhya Pradesh centered on Morena, and southeastern Haryana centered on Palwal and Faridabad. Within Western Uttar Pradesh, it is very well demarcated culturally, the area stretches from the Mathura, Aligarh, Agra, Hathras and districts up to the Etawah district. Braj region is associated with Radha and Krishna who according to scriptures were born in Barsana and Mathura respectively. It is the main centre of Krishna circuit of Hindu pilgrimage. It is located 150 km south of Delhi and 50 km northwest of Agra. 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...

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