Baldeo Explained

Baldeo
Nickname:Dauji
Settlement Type:Town
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Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.42°N 77.82°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mathura
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:176
Population Total:9695
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Demographics1 Title3:Native
Demographics1 Info3:Braj Bhasha dialect
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:281301

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

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.[1] 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.

Geography

Baldeo is located at 27.42°N 77.82°W.[2] It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 feet).It is about 22 km from Mathura.

Demographics

India census,[3] Baldeo had a population of 9695. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Baldeo has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Shri Dauji Maharaj Mandir

This town Baldeo(Dauji) is famous because of this historical temple of Shri Dauji Maharaj (Balram).[4] In fact because of this temple town got this name. Baldeo is the elder brother of Yogiraj Shri Krishna.

This temple has been established some where around 1535 AD. For celebrating the establishment every year in December at the day of Margshish poornima (according to Vikram samwat calendar) MELA has been organised.

All the festivals related to hinduism has been celebrated in the temple. Holi is celebrated as HURANGA in the Shri Dauji maharaj Mandir is very much popular and the people from various places including outside the country used to for attending it.

Notes and References

  1. News: जन्मे हैं ब्रज के राजा, बधाई हो बधाई. www.patrika.com. 2017-12-18. hi-IN.
  2. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Baldeo.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Baldeo
  3. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  4. Web site: Shri Dauji Maharaj Temple Baldev, Baldeo Village, Dauji Huranga Shri Mathura Ji. Pushkar. Hitendra. shrimathuraji.com. en-US. 2017-03-21.