[3] According to the vārtas of the Pushtimarg, in 1550 Vallabha arrived in Braj and unsuccessfully searched for Gokul and Mahāban, which were at the time considered lost/disappeared locations.

There the goddess Jamna appeared before Vallabha and pointed out to him the lost site of Gokula next to a Chomkar/Shami tree.

[4] Vallabha's son Viṭṭhalanātha set up his residence in Gokul, and expanded the town and established it as a religious center.

[3][5][6] Source:[7] Gokul is conveniently located ten kilometers from Mathura, a well-known Hindu pilgrimage site.

The pilgrimage site is well connected to every significant Indian city by air, train, and road.

Numerous buses are run by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation to and from Mathura and Gokul.

Other Indian cities including Delhi, Lucknow, and Mumbai are easily accessible from the Mathura railhead.