Radha Kund

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?Radhakund Uttar Pradesh • India
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Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s)	Mathura
Population	5,884 (2001)

Radhakund is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Radhakund had a population of 5889. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Radhakund has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 53%. In Radhakund, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Relevance in Mythology

In Hindu tradition, Radhakund it is said to be the holiest of holy spots in the universe.^[who?] Mythology has it that when Lord Krsna slayed a mighty asura (demon) in the form of a bull, his consort Radha tersely told Krsna to wash off his sins by taking dips in various holy rivers. Krsna laughed it off and struck the ground with his foot whereupon the mighty rivers emerged, welled up and formed a kunda (little water body). Subsequently the Lord bathed in the water to please Radha. The kund came to be called "Shyaama kunda". Indignant that Krsna used his powers for this, she and her girl attendants dug out a kunda with their bangles and filled it with water from 'Mansi ganga', another holy kunda of Brajadhaam. That particular kunda is today's 'Radhakunda' where people come from far and wide to take a dip.

Since Radhaji is considered the most holy, chaste, pure, pious and greatest of all divinities, radhakunda has got its significance and spiritual grandeur by being made personally by Radharani.