Bijvari
Bijvari lies one-and-a-half miles south-east of Nandgaon and one mile south of Khayro.
Story
When Akrur came to take the two brothers, Shri Balram and Krishna to Mathura, They ascended his chariot here. The gopis, being so distressed from their impending separation from Krishna, cried out, "O Prananath!" and fell to the ground unconscious. At that time, it appeared as if lightening bolts were striking the ground. The corrupted form of the word vidyuta-punj is Bijvari. Akrur left Bijvari with the two brothers, and travelling through Pisai, Sahar, Jaint and other villages, reached Akrurghat. There he bathed before finally arriving in Mathura. Akrur-sthan, where you can see Shri Krishna's footprint on a rock, lies between Bijvari and Nandgaon.
Parson (Palson)
While Shri Krishna sat on Akrur’s chariot, waiting to depart, He became disturbed upon seeing the condition of the gopis in their mood of separation. To pacify them, He told them, "I promise that I will surely return the day after tomorrow." The day after tomorrow is called parson in Hindi; hence the name of this village became Parson.
Parson lies on the road between Govardhan and Barsana, close to the village of Shri Krishna repeatedly told the gopis, "I will soon return." The name Si originates in the word shighra, meaning "soon". This is described in
Bhakti-Ratnakar as follows:
mathura haite sighra karibe gamana
ei hetu shighra si, kahaye sarvajana
Kamai
Kamai is the birthplace of Vishakha, who is prominent among the eight principal sakhis. The village of Kamai lies five miles from Barsana and four-and-a-half miles south-west of Umrao. South of Kamai are the villages of Si and Parson.
Karehla
This is the birthplace of Lalitaji. The son of Karahala Gopi, Govardhan Malla, would sometimes stay here with his wife Chandravali, and sometimes they would also stay in Sakhithara (Sakhi-sthali) near Govardhan. Chandravali's father is Chandrabhanu Gopa and her mother is Indumati Gopi. Chandravali is the cousin of Radhika and they are considered sisters. Vrishabhanu Maharaj had four brothers – Chandrabhanu, Ratnabhanu, Subhanu and Shribhanu. Vrishabhanu was the eldest. Padma and other yuthesvaris (leaders of groups of gopis) stayed at this place, and would try to arrange meetings between Chandravali and Krishna. Kankan-kund, a kadamb grove, a swing, and the sitting-places (baithakas) of Shri Vallabhacharya, Shri Vitthalesa and Shri Gokul Nath are located here. This place is situated one mile north of Kamai. On Bhadra-purnima, ras-lila is staged here in the dramatic tradition of budhi-lila.[4]