Forests in Vraja
In many places in Vraja Lord Krishna performs His pastimes in a most beautiful way.

There are 12 main forests and 121 secondary forests.

These 12 main forests are situated on the banks of the river Yamuna. On the Eastern bank of the Yamuna river there are 5 main forests: Bhadravana, Bilavana, Lauhavana, Bhandiravana and Mahavana. On the Western bank there are 7 main forests: Madhuvana, Talavana, Kumudavana, Bahulavana, Kamyavana, Khadiravana and Vrindavana. These forests are divided between Krishna and His elder brother Balarama. Balarama controls Bhadravana, Bhandiravana, Srivana ( Bilavana ), Lauhavana and Krishna controls Brihadvana ( Mahavana ), Mahavana, Talavana, Bahulavana, Kamyavana, Kumudavana, Khadiravana and Vrindavana.