Baldeo is a town in the Mathura district, about 25 kilometers from Mathura. Mathura can be reached by bus, taxi, or other means. According to Hindu mythology, Baldeo is the domain of Lord Krishna’s elder brother named ‘Baldeo.’ It is also known as ‘Dauji‘ in the surrounding areas because Lord Baldeo’s other name was ‘Dau Ji Maharaj.’ In addition, there is a famous temple of ‘Dau Ji Maharaj’ in Baldeo, where a stone statue of him and his wife ‘Revati maiyya’ is located. Vajranabha, Lord Krishna’s grandson, installed the Dauji idol.
However, during the reign of the Arabic Sultans, the temple was destroyed and the idol was lost over time. Following that, in the Mughal era 480 years ago, Goswami Gokulnathji, the grandson of Mahaprabhu Srimad Vallabhacharya and the 4th son of Vitthalnath gusaiji, re-installed the deity on Purnima of Shukla paksha in Magsheer and resumed the worship and rituals. Later, he delegated the seva to a brahmin named Keshav Pandey, whose lineage is still performing internal seva at the mandir today.