60. Vishakha Kund
Vishakha Kund, which was created by Lord Krishna with his flute to relieve the thirst of
Vishakha-Sakhi (close inmate of Sri Radha) and other gopis. It was here near
this Kund that Swami Haridas found the beautiful deity of Lord Banke Bihari. A
small temple named as Rang Mahal is built near
to this place of appearance of Banke Bihari. The inner walls of the temple are
beautified by fine paintings from the pastimes of Radha and Krishna and
colorful glasses. There is a small bed inside the temple. The priest of the
temple every evening decorates the bed with flowers and keeps a water
container, kumkum (vermillion) and betel nuts. Every morning those flowers and
kumkum are found scattered, the water of container is found yellow along with
the traces of chewed betel nuts. It’s a popular belief that Lord Krishna and
Radha come to this very place at night to perform Rasalila, so the forest is
emptied by dusk and no one stays back. There is another small temple
commemorating the pastime of Sri Radha when she stole the flute of Krishna
along with her sakhis (girlfriends) Lalita and Vishakha and started playing it.
So the temple is having the deity of Lord Radha playing flute. Samadhi
(cenotaph) of Swami Haridas can also be seen
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