Harivamsa Gosvami

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Harivamsa, a disciple of Gopala Bhatta Goswami, espoused a Vaishnava Theology which created the Radhavallabha Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. Also, Harivamsa Goswami is known for his emotional poetry about Radha and Krishna.[1]

Early life

He was born around 1500 in the village of Bad, in Vrindavan, near Mathura, on the Mathura-Agra Road, in Braja Mandala. His father was an astrologer at the courts of the Mughal Emperor.[2]

He was married at the age of 16 and had three sons. He renounced family life at the age of 32 and started for Vrindavana in modern-day Uttar Pradesh.[2]

He is the founder of Radha Vallabha temple in Vrindavana.[3] The original temple of Radha Vallabha was destroyed by the army of Aurangazeb[4] in 1670 and a new temple was built next to the old one.[3]

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