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Government Museum, Mathura: The Museum of Mathura Art, Its Timings, Fees and How to Visit

The Government Museum, Mathura, founded in 1874, is a famous archaeological museum holding the great sculptures of the Mathura school of art, of the Kushan and Gupta ages, including the celebrated statue of the emperor Kanishka and the ancient yakshas. It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM and closed on Monday and Sunday. Entry is a few rupees. To visit the Government Museum and ...

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Tundla to Vrindavan Distance: The Route, Time and How to Travel from the Junction

The Tundla to Vrindavan distance is about 82 to 83 km by the fastest route, around 1 hour 25 minutes to 1.5 hours by road via the Yamuna Expressway. Tundla is a major railway junction near Agra, so many pilgrims arrive there and travel on to Vrindavan by taxi. A longer route via NH 44 runs about 94 km. To travel from Tundla to Vrindavan with a Braj-born guide, call or WhatsApp +91 7302265809....

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Potra Kund, Mathura: The Sacred Tank Where Krishna’s Baby Clothes Were Washed

Potra Kund, also called Pavitra Kund, is a large sacred stepped tank beside the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, revered as the place where the baby clothes of the infant Krishna were washed by mother Devaki and where Vasudeva and Devaki bathed during their imprisonment by Kansa. Its waters are believed to wash away sins and its stone steps were built by the Scindia rulers. Darshan is free. To visi...

Devotional Stories

Banke Bihari Chalisa: Lyrics in Hindi and English, Meaning, Benefits and How to Recite

The Banke Bihari Chalisa is a devotional hymn of forty verses in praise of Shri Banke Bihari, the beloved form of Krishna worshipped at the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, revealed by the saint Swami Haridas. Reciting it with love is held to bring the Lord’s grace and to drive away sorrow, want and trouble. Its full lyrics in Hindi and English are below, with the meaning and how to recite it. To...

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Mirabai Temple, Vrindavan: The Temple of the Saint Poetess of Krishna, Its Timings and How to Reach

Mirabai Temple in Vrindavan honours the great saint poetess Mira Bai, the Rajput princess of Chittorgarh who gave up her palace for the love of Krishna and lived here for a time, and the very shaligram she worshipped is still enshrined in the temple. It stands in the old lanes near the Radha Damodar and Shah Ji temples, and is open from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Darshan is free. ...

Devotional Stories

Vishakha Kund, Nidhivan: The Sacred Kund of Vishakha Sakhi, Its Story and How to Reach

Vishakha Kund is a sacred kund within the mystic Nidhivan grove in Vrindavan, the kund of Vishakha Sakhi, one of the two chief companions of Radha, which Krishna is said to have made with his flute to quench the sakhis’ thirst. From this very kund, it is said, Swami Haridas revealed Shri Banke Bihari, the most beloved deity of Vrindavan. Darshan is free. To visit Nidhivan and Vishakha Kund with a ...

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Chiksauli, Barsana: The Village of Chitra Sakhi, Its Story and How to Reach

Chiksauli is a sacred village near Barsana, revered as the home of Chitra Sakhi, one of the eight principal sakhis, the dear companions of Radha Rani. It lies on the Barsana parikrama, with the Gahvar Kund and a Bihari Ji temple, and is home to the ashram of the saint Ramesh Baba and a great gaushala. Darshan is free. To visit Chiksauli and Barsana with a Braj-born guide, call or WhatsApp +91 7302...

Devotional Stories

Kotwan, Mathura: The Sacred Braj Village of Sheetal Kund, Its Story and How to Reach

Kotwan is a sacred village in the north west of the Mathura district, on the rim of Braj at the border of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, revered as a holy place of Krishna and home to the Sheetal Kund and the Brijbhushan Mandir. It lies about 55 km north of Mathura, near Kosi and Nandgaon, and is a quiet pilgrimage place off the usual track. Darshan is free. To visit Kotwan and the wider Braj with a...

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Pipleshwar Mahadev Mandir, Mathura: The Guardian Shiva by Vishram Ghat, Its Timings and How to Reach

Pipleshwar Mahadev Mandir, near Vishram Ghat on the banks of the Yamuna in Mathura, is one of the four ancient guardian Shiva temples, the Kshetrapals, that protect the holy city of Mathura, watching over its eastern quarter. It is open in the morning from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM and in the evening from 4:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Darshan is free. To visit Pipleshwar Mahadev and Mathura with a Braj-born guide...

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Shri Nand Yashoda Bhawan, Gokul Dham: The Childhood Home of Krishna, Its Story and How to Reach

Shri Nand Yashoda Bhawan in Gokul Dham is revered as the home of Nanda Baba and Yashoda Maiya, the foster parents of Krishna, where the Lord spent his childhood after Vasudeva carried him across the Yamuna to safety from Kansa. The bhawan is adorned with beautiful murals of Krishna’s childhood leelas, and Chhappan Bhog is offered here. Darshan is free. To visit Shri Nand Yashoda Bhawan and Gokul w...

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Govardhan Temples: The Sacred Temples of Giriraj, Their Timings and How to See Them

The chief temples of Govardhan are the Haridev temple of Giriraj, the Daan Ghati, the Mukharvind at Jatipura, and the temples of Mansi Ganga, along with the holy kunds of Radha Kund, Shyam Kund and Kusum Sarovar. They lie along the 21 km parikrama of the sacred hill, which is circled and never climbed. Most keep a morning and an evening darshan with a midday break. Darshan is free. To see the temp...

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Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra: The Complete Guide to the 84 Kos Parikrama of Braj

The Braj Chaurasi Kos Yatra, also called the 84 Kos Parikrama, is a sacred circular pilgrimage of about 252 km, or eighty four kos, around the whole of Braj Bhoomi, the land of Krishna. It encircles all the holy places of Krishna, its twelve forests, its kunds and its villages, from Mathura and Vrindavan to Govardhan, Barsana, Nandgaon and my own Gokul. It is done on foot over about a month, or by...

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