Sanket: The Appointed Meeting Place of Radha and Krishna

Sanket is a village exactly midway between Barsana and Nandgaon. Its name means an appointed meeting place and in the tradition it is where Radha and Krishna would meet and swing together. A temple of Sanket Bihari stands here.

Sanket is a village exactly midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, on the parikrama path that joins the two towns, about 3 km from Barsana. Distances are approximate.

Sanket means an appointed or planned meeting place and that is what the tradition remembers it to be, the spot midway between Barsana and Nandgaon where Radha and Krishna would meet.

Sanket is famous as the appointed meeting place of Radha and Krishna, midway between their two homes, where in the tradition they would meet and swing together. Its temple and Radhashtami fair make it a living centre of the love-country.

In the tradition, when Krishna came from Nandgaon to herd cows and Radha came from Barsana to gather flowers, they would meet at Sanket, midway between and swing together in the secrecy of the groves.

Yes, Sanket lies exactly midway between Barsana, Radha's home and Nandgaon, Krishna's home, on the parikrama path that joins the two, the natural meeting place of the love-belt.

Yes, as the trysting-place at the heart of the love-country, with its temple and Radhashtami fair, it rewards the pilgrim, though it is small and easy to pass by. Experience My India stops here between the two towns.

The temple at Sanket is known as Sanket Bihari or Sanket Devi, marking the place where in the tradition Radha and Krishna met. The bhajan kuti of Gopal Bhatt Goswami also stands in the village.

A grand fair is held at Sanket from Radhashtami, the appearance day of Radha, through the days that follow, when the whole love-country is alive. Plays and festivities also take place at the Holi season.

Yes, in the tradition the six Goswamis of Vrindavan did bhajan at Sanket and the bhajan kuti of Gopal Bhatt Goswami stands in the village, marking it as a place of devotion as well as of meeting.

In the tradition Krishna came from Nandgaon to herd cows and Radha from Barsana to gather flowers and at Sanket, midway between, they would meet and swing together in the groves, a sweet secret tryst of the love-country.

Sanket is called the meeting place because its name means an appointed meeting and in the tradition it is where Radha and Krishna, coming from their two homes, would meet midway between Barsana and Nandgaon.

Yes, in the tradition Radha and Krishna would meet at Sanket and swing together on a swing in the secrecy of the groves, one of the tender pastimes the love-country remembers there.

Some accounts hold Sanket to be where Radha and Krishna first met. As with other Braj love-sites, more than one place carries first-meeting memories; we tell each as the tradition tells it, not as the single site.

Sanket Devi or Sanket Bihari, is the presiding deity of the temple at Sanket, marking the appointed meeting place of Radha and Krishna midway between Barsana and Nandgaon.

For the Gaudiya tradition Sanket is doubly dear: as the meeting place of Radha and Krishna and as a place of bhajan, where the six Goswamis and especially Gopal Bhatt Goswami in his kuti here, did their devotional practice.

On Radhashtami, the appearance day of Radha, a grand fair begins at Sanket and runs through the days that follow, celebrating Radha at the meeting place of her love. It is the great and busiest, time to visit.

Sanket is the midpoint of the love-story: from Barsana, Radha's home, to Sanket, the meeting place, to Nandgaon, Krishna's home. Visiting the three in order lets the pilgrim feel the journey of the divine love.

The Sanket Bihari temple keeps darshan hours that vary by season and the village is open by day. Reconfirm on the day. Mornings are calmest, except during the Radhashtami fair.

October to March for pleasant weather. Radhashtami, with its grand fair and the Holi season are the great times, though busiest. Summers are very hot.

No, Sanket and its temple are mostly free, with voluntary donations. It is an open pilgrimage village on the parikrama path between the two towns.

Allow about 30 minutes for the temple and the village, more during the Radhashtami fair. Experience My India sequences it between Barsana and Nandgaon.

On ordinary days it is quiet and sweet, but at the Radhashtami fair and the Holi season it is very busy, alive with the whole love-country. Mornings are most peaceful otherwise.

Yes, the temple and village are easy to visit, though the Radhashtami fair brings crowds. Experience My India arranges comfortable transport and a guide for elderly pilgrims.

A guide helps, for Sanket is small and easy to pass by and the meaning of the midway meeting place needs telling. Experience My India provides Braj-born guides.

Yes, Sanket sits on the parikrama marg midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, so it is a natural stop on the walk or drive between the two towns. Experience My India sequences it.

Sanket is midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, on the parikrama path, reached by car or auto, about 3 km from Barsana. Experience My India arranges transport and a guide on the love-belt route.

Sanket is about 3 km from Barsana, midway on the road to Nandgaon. Distances are approximate; Experience My India sequences it between the two towns.

Sanket is roughly 3 to 4 km from Nandgaon, the other half of the belt between the towns. Distances are approximate; Experience My India sequences the route.

Sanket is about 45 km from Mathura, roughly a 90 minute drive, in the Barsana-Nandgaon country. Distances are approximate; Experience My India arranges the route.

The nearest major railhead is Mathura Junction, about 45 km away. From there, taxis reach Barsana and Sanket. Experience My India arranges the transfer.

Yes, Sanket is reached by car or auto on the road midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, with a short walk to the temple. Experience My India handles the drive.

Yes, Sanket is the natural midway stop between Barsana and Nandgaon, visited with both and with Prem Sarovar. Experience My India sequences them.

Yes, Sanket and the Barsana-Nandgaon belt fit a one-day trip from Delhi, about 3 hours each way. Experience My India plans the day.

We stop deliberately at Sanket between the two towns, tell why the midway meeting place matters, take you to the Sanket Bihari temple and time it for the Radhashtami fair if you wish. Our guides are born and raised in Braj.

Yes, the sweet story of Radha and Krishna meeting and swinging together is lovely for families and the village is easy to visit. Experience My India tells it simply for all ages.

That it is the appointed meeting place of Radha and Krishna, midway between their two homes and a place of the Goswamis' bhajan, makes Sanket special, the trysting-heart of the love-country.

Yes, Sanket is the midway centre of the Barsana-Nandgaon belt, the meeting place between Radha's home and Krishna's, visited with Prem Sarovar and Ter Kadamba. Experience My India sequences the route.

Yes, the Radhashtami fair at Sanket is the great time, when the whole love-country is alive, though it is busiest then. Experience My India can time your visit for it.

Near Sanket are Barsana, Prem Sarovar the lake of love and on toward Nandgaon, Ter Kadamba. Experience My India sequences them on a love-belt day.

In the tradition Radha and Krishna would meet at Sanket, the village exactly midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, whose name means an appointed meeting place. There they met and swung together in the groves.

Sanket, midway between Barsana and Nandgaon, is the appointed meeting place of Radha and Krishna in Braj, its name meaning a planned meeting. A temple of Sanket Bihari marks the spot.

Sanket means an appointed or planned meeting place, the name of the village midway between Barsana and Nandgaon where, in the tradition, Radha and Krishna would meet.

Midway between Barsana and Nandgaon lies Sanket, the meeting place of Radha and Krishna, with Prem Sarovar, the lake of love, nearby, on the belt of love-sites between the two towns.

October to March for pleasant weather. Radhashtami, with its grand fair and the Holi season are the great times, though busiest. Summers are very hot.

Pilgrims visit Sanket to honour the appointed meeting place of Radha and Krishna, midway between their homes, to take darshan at the Sanket Bihari temple and on the Barsana-Nandgaon pilgrimage.