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Outside India: There are multiple temples dedicated to Radha Krishna which are established by Iskcon organization and Swaminarayan Sampradaya in all the prominent cities of the world. The Shree Raseshwari Radha Rani Temple at Radha Madhav Dham in Austin, Texas, USA, established by Kripalu Maharaj, is one of the largest Hindu Temple complexes in the Western Hemisphere and the largest in North America. [174] [175] [176] Ashtapadis of Gita Govinda are also enacted in contemporary classical Odissi dance form. [164] This dance form was originated in the temples. It is centered on the celestial love of Krishna and Radha. At one time, it was performed by the Devadasis but now it has spread out to the homes and cultural institutions. [165] Music

Novetzke, C.L. (1 January 2005), A family affair: Krishna comes to Pandharpur and makes himself at home, pp.113–138 , retrieved 13 January 2022 Wulff, D. M. The Divine Consort: Radha and the Goddesses of India, Berkeley: University of California Press. 1982 Marijke J. Klokke (2000). Narrative Sculpture and Literary Traditions in South and Southeast Asia. BRILL. pp.51–57. ISBN 90-04-11865-9. Some other important Radha Krishna temples across India are - Shri Radha Govind Dev ji temple in Jaipur, Lalji Temple in Kalna, Hare Krishna Golden Temple in Hyderabad, Murlidhar Krishna Temple in Naggar, Shri Govindajee temple in Imphal, Madan Mohan temple in Karauli, Mayapur Chandrodaya Mandir in Nadia, Swaminarayan temple Gadhada in Botad, Swaminarayan temple Vadtal in Kheda, Iskcon Bangalore, Iskcon Chennai, Iskcon Delhi, Radha Damodar Temple, Junagadh, Bhakti Mandir Mangarh, Swaminarayan temple Mumbai, Iskcon temple Mumbai, Iskcon temple Ujjain, Swaminarayan temple Bhuj, Iskcon temple Patna, Swaminarayan temple Dholera near Ahmedabad, Radha Krishna temple of Baroh in Kangra, historical temples in Bishnupur of Bankura district including Rasmancha, RadheShyam temple, Jor Bangla, and Radha Madhab Temple.Hawley & Wulff 1982, pp.xiii–xviii; Dalal 2010, pp.321–322; Hayes 2005, pp.19–32; Vemsani 2016, p.221. Kakar, Sudhir (Jan-June 1985). "Erotic fantasy: the secret passion of Radha and Krishna", Contributions to Indian Sociology (New Series) 19, no.1. pp.75–94. Patricia Monaghan (2010). Goddesses in World Culture. ABC CLIO. p.7. ISBN 9780313354656. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15 . Retrieved 2022-05-18.

Wilson, Frances, ed. The Love of Krishna: The Krsnakarnamarta of Lilasuka Bilvamangala. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1975. Jones, Constance A.; Ryan, James D. (2007). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Encyclopedia of World Religions. J. Gordon Melton, Series Editor. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0-8160-5458-9. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017 . Retrieved 23 April 2021. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) Gokhale, Namita; Lal, Malashri (2018-12-10). Finding Radha: The Quest for Love. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-361-1. a b Bhandarkar, R. G. (20 May 2019). Vaisnavism, Saivism and minor religious systems. De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783111551975. ISBN 978-3-11-155197-5.Bhandarkar, R. G. (20 May 2019). "X. The Pāñcaratra or Bhāgavata System". Vaisnavism, Saivism and minor religious systems. De Gruyter. pp.38–41. doi: 10.1515/9783111551975-010. ISBN 978-3-11-155197-5.

Dimitrova, Diana; Oranskaia, Tatiana (14 June 2018). Divinizing in South Asian Traditions. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-12360-0. a b Mohanty, Prafulla Kumar (2003). "Mask and Creative Symbolisation in Contemporary Oriya Literature: Krishna, Radha and Ahalya". Indian Literature. 47 (2 (214)): 181–189. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23341400. In loving Krishna, Radha violates the basis of caste, showing no care for the realities of social structures. Love consumed her to extent that once having fair complexion, Radha turned herself into Krishna's dark color. Chandidas used the word "fire" as synonym for Radha's love towards Krishna. The Radha of Chandidas is favored by Gaudiya Vaishnavas. [124] As Krishna's married consort (Svakiya rasa) Krishna painting feet of Radha, 1760 art form based on Braj's Rasikapriya text.Gita Govinda — this 12th century work of Jayadeva is dedicated to both Radha and Krishna. Gita Govinda is still the part of temple songs of Jagannath Temple, Puri. [139] In this Bengali tradition metaphysical status and Radha-worship is considered to be established by Krsnadasa in his Chaitanya Charitamrta where he represents the doctrine that prevailed among the Vrindavan Caitanyaites following Caitanya's demise in 1533. It is believed that Krishna, desiring to experience fully what it is like to love Krishna as Radha does, has appeared as Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And what Radha (appearing as Caitanya) does in her longing for Krishna is to chant his names. [54] Radha was born to Vrishbhanu, a Yadava ruler of Barsana and to his wife Kirtida. [85] [86] [87] Her birthplace is Raval which is a small town near Gokul in Uttar pradesh, but is often said to be Barsana where she grew up. [88] According to popular legend, Radha was discovered by Vrishbhanu on an effulgent lotus floating in Yamuna river. Radha was nine months older than Krishna. [89] She didn't open her eyes until Krishna himself in his child form appeared in front of her. [90] [91] [92]