वृन्दावन

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) a forest near the town Gokula in the district of Mathura on the left bank of the Yamuna. (celebrated as the place where Krishna in the character of Gopāla, or cowherd, passed his youth, associating with the cowherds and milkmaids employed in tending the cattle grazing in the forest)
 * 2) a raised platform or mound of earth on which the worshippers of Krishna plant and preserve the tulasi