Madhura

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Madhura is an ancient name for the historic North Indian city of Mathura, a major cultural and religious center associated with Hindu traditions.

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Madhura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical city name
alternativeNameOf Mathura
associatedWith Braj
surface form: Braj culture

Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River

temples dedicated to Krishna
associatedWithDeity Krishna
associatedWithEvent birth of Krishna
associatedWithReligion Hinduism
associatedWithText Mahabharata
Puranas
associatedWithTradition Vaishnavism
connectedTo Gaudiya Vaishnavism
surface form: Krishna bhakti traditions
culturalSignificance important pilgrimage center
etymologicallyRelatedTo Mathura
hasPilgrimageStatus tirtha (holy place)
hasRole major cultural center
major religious center
historicalRegion northern India
surface form: North India
historicalSignificance ancient urban center
languageOfName Sanskrit
locatedIn India
Uttar Pradesh
mentionedIn ancient Indian literature
partOf Braj region
refersTo Mathura
religiousSignificance sacred city in Hinduism
timePeriod ancient India
toponymType ancient place name

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Mathura hasAncientName Madhura