| Mathura Vrindavan Temple Tour | | | | This is known to be the place where Lord Krishna |
| Location: Right Bank od Alaknanda River | | | | has killed Kansa and freed his parents. |
| Altitude: 3133 meters above the sea level | | | | - Vishram Ghat: |
| Dedicated to: Lord Krishna | | | | This is the most important ghat which is located |
| Built in: 8th Century AD | | | | at the river Yamuna, as it is said the Lord Krishna |
| Nearby Attractions: Mathura and ISKCON Temple | | | | took rest after killing King Kansa. |
| Overview of the Temple: | | | | - Banke Bihari Temple: |
| The temple is located at the bank of river | | | | This is the temple that has been built by Haridas |
| Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh, the twin cities in the | | | | Swami, a contemporary of the six Goswami's. He |
| state of Uttar Pradesh are the most important | | | | has discovered the Banke Bihari at Nidhivana, in |
| sites of pilgrimage. The temple is dedicated to | | | | the popular banks where the Banke Bihari was |
| Lord Krishna. Among these places, the Mathura is | | | | worshiped earlier. Banke Bihari has moved from |
| the places where Lord Krishna has taken birth and | | | | here and the temple was constructed in 1864. It |
| Vrindavan is the place where Lord Krishna has | | | | is the most important temple in Vrindavan which |
| spend his childhood days. There are heavy | | | | is mostly worshiped in the month of Shravan |
| number of temples in the city which gives the | | | | during the Jhulan Yatra. |
| spiritual feeling to the visitors. These places are of | | | | - ISKCON Temple: |
| the innumerable importance in the Hindu | | | | ISKCON is the abbreviation of International |
| mythology. | | | | Society for the Krishna Consciousness which was |
| Mathura: | | | | established in the year 1966. The ISKCON society |
| Mathura is the place for the Lord Krishna has | | | | has been developed world wide with the 6000 |
| taken birth and therefore the place has taken up | | | | temples all over the world and having 190,000 |
| the special place in the Indian Art History as well | | | | devotees from all round the globe. The major |
| as in the Hindu Mythology. Mathura is the hub for | | | | objective of the society is to promote the well |
| the incomparable culture and the civilization and | | | | being of the society by teaching the science of |
| therefore it has been named as the Athens of | | | | Krishna according to the Bhagwad Gita and the |
| India. It is having the rich culture, temple | | | | other Vedic scripts of India. |
| architecture and there are innumerable religious | | | | - Yamuna River: |
| fairs and festivals. Now Mathura is counted in the | | | | Yamuna river is one of the most sacred river of |
| major tourist attractions for the people having the | | | | the country. The major reason for being one of |
| religious and spiritual interest. | | | | the most sacred is that the it flows through the |
| Vrindavan: | | | | Mathura and Vrindavan and therefore it is said |
| Vrindavan is about 15 kilometers away from the | | | | that it has been connected to the earlier times of |
| Mathura which is known to be the major | | | | Lord Krishna. |
| pilgrimage site for the Hindus. Vrindavan is the | | | | How to Reach? |
| place which attracts about 5 lakhs of pilgrims | | | | By Air: The nearest Airport from the Mathura |
| every year as it is known for the number of | | | | Vrindavan is Agra which is located at around 67 |
| temples- old and modern both. Vrindavan is | | | | kilometers from the Vrindavan. There is regular |
| located at the 135 kilometers from Delhi, 15 | | | | flights that operates from the major countries like |
| kilometers from Mathura, and 55 kilometers from | | | | Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi and Khajuraho. The |
| Agra. It is said to have 5000 temples in the city. | | | | nearest international airport is Delhi which |
| Pilgrimage Attractions in Mathura and Vrindavan: | | | | connected to every part of the world. |
| - Shri Krishna Janmabhumi: | | | | By Rail: Vrindavan is itself a railway station and |
| It is the birth place of Lord Krishna and is the | | | | the major railway station is Mathura located on |
| major pilgrimage site. The stone slab in the temple | | | | the Delhi-Chennai and the Delhi-Mumbai main line. |
| marks as the original birth place of Lord Krishna. | | | | There are number of express trains that |
| Now there is a small temple with the prison inside | | | | connects the cities of India like Delhi, Mumbai, |
| which marks as the original birth place of Lord | | | | Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Agra. |
| Krishna. | | | | By Roadways: |
| - Dwarkadhish Temple: | | | | Vrindavan is the city that is connected to the |
| This temple has been built in the early 19th | | | | Mathura and all the other places of interest by |
| century by Seth Gokuldas of Gwalior. This temple | | | | bus. Bus service has the direct link from Delhi to |
| is also dedicated to Lord Krishna and it attracts | | | | Agra. Reaching Vrindavan from Mathura is very |
| lots of pilgrims from all the parts of the country. | | | | easy as there is frequent buses, shared tempos |
| - Ranghbhumi: | | | | and taxis that are available throughout the day. |