For the first time in 50 years, the ASI is excavating Govardhan Hill, part of the Braj region that also includes Mathura, Vrindavan, and other key sites mentioned in the Hindu epic Mahabharata.

Govardhan was a small hill located in the village. This tiny hill supported the village in several ways by supplying firewood, cow feeds and many others that the households required. In fact ...

It commemorates the lifting of the Govardhan Hill by Lord Krishna to protect the villagers of Vrindavan from heavy rains and ...