Bera or Badrivan Dham is a village or gram panchayat in Nauhjhil Block, Mat Tehsil of

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. It situated on Khair-Tentigaon Road. Bera village is about 50 kilometres from Mathura and only 17 kilometres from Khair.

Demography

Bera village was settled in 1500 AD by Brahmana & Jayas Rajputs, with a population of 5000. Mostly villagers are dependent on farming and government jobs. Few are in local business.

Education

The village has an intermediate college: Sri Gandhi Smarak Krishak Inter College Bera donated by Rajputs in Bera and managed by a society.

Schools

* G. S. K. Inter College Bera * P. S. Bera-I * P. S. Bera-II * P. S. Bera-III * Saraswati Shishu Mandir * Saraswati Shiksha Mandir * NEW LARGE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Culture

Bera sees heightened activities during the major festival. The

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culture has been expressed widely through various practices. There is a great temple of Shri Alkheswar Mahadev Mandir Lord Shiva and Parvati. Such installations are significant events in Hindu, symbolizing the establishment of a sacred space for worship and devotion to these divine figures.. The idol of Lord

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was found in the pond of Alkheswar in the past. There is very big pond named Alkheswar Kund. A fair is organised in March every year. The temple and pond are all centres of religious activities. From early morning till dusk devoted villagers throng the holy temple.

Rasiya Rasiya is a popular genre of Indian folk music from the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh. The style of rasiya consists of multiple sub genres and is performed in a variety of different contexts. The songs have been known to portray a wide range of to ...

is a tradition that is integral to Braj culture. It is the tradition of folk-songs that describe the love of the divine couple Radha and Krishna.

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is one of the main festival of this village. Raaslilas of Mathura have become an integral part of Indian folklore. According to popular belief, Krishna had danced the Raas with gopis on banks of Yamuna river. Surprisingly in the morning people greet each other with Ram-Ram.

Language

The languages spoken in Bera are

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and

Braj Bhasa Braj is a language within the Indo-Aryan language family spoken in the Braj region in Western Uttar Pradesh centered on Mathura. Along with Awadhi, it was one of the two predominant literary languages of North-Central India before gradually ...

Politics

Mant (Assembly constituency) Mant Assembly constituency is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Mathura district, Mathura district and one of the five assembly constituencies in the Mathura Lok Sabha constit ...

is the Vidhan Sabha constituency.

Mathura (Lok Sabha constituency) Mathura Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This constituency covers the entire Mathura district. According to Election Commission of India 2009 reports, the M ...

is the parliamentary constituency.

Geography

Bera is located at . It has an average elevation of 174 metres (570 feet). Khayara, Chandpur, Mahmudgarhi, Murkati, Badanpur, Lohai, Jarara, Tehra, Jaraara, Jagpura and Sikandarpur are some of the villages that are in proximity.

Transportation

Bera is well connected by road to the rest of Mathura City and Khair City. Yamuna Expressway (From Noida to Agra). The village is served by Upsrtc and private transporters. A direct Roadways bus is available to Mathura and Agra. Private bus is run in every hour from Tentigaon to Khair.

References

*Mathura-The Cultural Heritage. Edited by Doris Meth Srinivasan, published in 1989 by AIIS/Manohar. *Konow, Sten. Editor. 1929. ''Kharoshthī Inscriptions with Exception of those of Asoka''. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, Vol. II, Part I. Reprint: Indological Book House, Varanasi, 1969. *Growse, F. S. 1882. "Mathura A District Memoir" *Drake-Brockman, D. L. 1911. "Muttra A Gaztteer" *Harendra Singh Raghav, Native of Bera Village, Lives in Dubai. *Gagan Upadhyay, Native Bera, Live in Noida

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