Gopalpur is located about a mile south of Pandharpur on the southern bank of the Pushpavati where, on a hill is the temple of Gopalkrishna. Hundreds of pilgrims gather here every year to mark the end of their yatra to Pandharpur.
The story starts with Gopalkrishna (an interesting combination of the boyhood and adult names of the god) and his 16,000 gopis and eight wives.
The favourite among his wives was Rukmini and the rule was that whenever she walked in on Krishna and his gopis or any of the other wives, they would stand up out of respect for her.
One day in Dwarka, Krishna sat with Radha on his thigh, amusing himself when Rukmini came in. But the two carried on and Radha, elated with the attention being showered upon her by Krishna, did not stand up.
An offended Rukmini walked out of Dwarka and marched to
- Dindirvan (present day Pandharpur).
- Krishna rushed after her, followed by his cattle and cowherds.
- River goddesses Ganga and Yamuna joined them in their present forms, Ganga is called Chandrabhaga (derived from Bhagirathi and Chandra) while Yamuna is the Pushpavati.
- Rukmini and Gopalkrishna made up on the Gopalpur hill, which is a part of the Govardhan mountain that had made the journey all the way from Dwarka.
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