Barsana

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Barsana

Town in the Chhata tahsil of Muttra District, United Provinces, situated in 27° 39’ N. and 77° 23' E., 31 miles north-west of Muttra city. Population (1901), 3,542. According to modern Hindu belief, this was one of the favourite residences of Krishna's mistress, Radha. It lies at the foot and on the slope of a hill originally dedicated to Brahma. The hill has four peaks, each crowned with buildings erected during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries ; and the importance of the place dates from the settlement here of a Brahman who had been family priest to the Rajas of Bharatpur, Gwalior, and Indore early in the eighteenth century. In 1774 the Jats under Sumru were defeated near Barsana by the imperial troops, who plundered the town. A magnificent new temple is being built by the Maharaja of Jaipur.