lord krishna temples around mathura

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Mathura, Uttar Pradesh : Places to see

 

 

Baldeo : Just 8.5 km from Mahavan, on the left bank of the Yamuna,

this small town is famous for the temple dedicated to Lord Krishna's

elder brother Baldeo.

 

Barsana : This town is noted for being the birthplace of Lord

Krishna's beloved Radha. Temples built on the elevations of four

hillocks are dedicated to the divine

 

Dwarakadhish Temple : Mathura's most popular shrine was built in

1815 by Seth Gokuldas Parikh, Treasurer of the State of' Gwalior.

 

Gita Mandir : A beautiful temple located on the Mathura - Vrindavan

road, has a fine image of Lord Krishna. The Bhagwad Gita is

inscribed on the walls

 

Gokul : The most celebrated of Shri Krishna's abodes, Gokul lies to

the west of Sadabad, 1.6 km from Mahavan and 15 km south-east of

Mathura, on the Mathura

 

Govardhan : The young Lord Krishna is said to have lifted the

Giriraj hill at Govardhan and held it up on the tip of a finger, to

protect the people from a deluge of

 

Kaliya Ghata : At Kaliya-Ghata, Lord Krishna jumped from a big

Kadamba Tree into the Yamuna River, in order to chastise the Kaliya

serpent that was poisoning the waters

 

Kans Qila : This ruined fort on the banks of the river Yamuna was

built by Raja Man Singh of Jaipur. An observatory was built here at

a later date by that keen astrono

 

Mahavan : Located 4 km from Gokul on the road to Sadabad, it can be

visited by taxi or auto-rickshaw. The temple of Mathuranathji is

worth visiting.

 

Nandgaon : Nandgaon was the home of Lord Krishna's foster father

Nand. The spacious temple to Nand Rai built by the Jat ruler Roop

Singh is located on a hill.

 

Radha Kund : Just 5 km north of Govardhan and 26 km west of Mathura,

Radhakund is a large lake, where Shri Krishna is said to have killed

Arishta - the bull demon.

 

Sati Burj : The 17 m tall, 4 storeyed, red sandstone tower built in

1570 AD, commemorates the death of the widow of Raja Bihari Mal of

Amer who committed sati.

 

Shri Krishna,Janmasthan : The splendid temple Katra Keshav Dev is

built over the little prison cell believed to be the birthplace of'

Lord Krishna.

 

The Government Museum : Housed in a fine octagonal building at

Dampier Park, the museum is a repository of sculpture styles,

terracotta and artefacts from the Kushan and Gupta per

 

Vishram Ghat : A long line of picturesque ghats, steps leading to

the water's edge, punctuated by arched gateways and temple spires,

extend alone the right bank of the river

 

Vrindavan : Closely linked to Lord Krishna's youth and to stories of

his playful pranks, Vrindavan is as important a place of pilgrimage

as Mathura.