Brij or Braj or Brajbhoomi is a region in Uttar Pradesh of India. Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ...

It is closely related to the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Krishna is said to have spent his childhood and adolscence in Brij and therefore, it has important status in the Hindu mythology. Many international Hindu organisations such as ISKCON have setup their offices in Brij. A Hindu (also spelt Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, also known as Sanatan (सनातन) Dharma, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal and the island of Bali A popular name for India is Hindustan, or Land of the Hindus. ... The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically Mahābhārata - see note), sometimes just called Bharata, is one of the two major ancient Sanskrit epics of India, the other being the Ramayana. ... Krishna (IAST , the Sanskrit for dark or black - see below), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ... A Hindu (also spelt Hindoo) is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, also known as Sanatan (सनातन) Dharma, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural systems of Bharat (India) and Nepal and the island of Bali A popular name for India is Hindustan, or Land of the Hindus. ... The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a new religious movement based on Bengali, or more specifically Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as His Divine Grace, in New York in 1966. ...

According to hindu mythology, LOrd krishna who was born in MATHURA, but because of the fear of KANS(KING OF MATHURA),He was shifted to GOKUL(brij).

The people of Brij or the residents or natives of Brij are called Brijwasi. Some of the regions included in Brij are Gokul, Govardhan, Vrindavan. Brij is also famous for its sweets. Vrindavan, in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh is a town on the site of the original forest of Vrindavana. ...

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