20 famous temples in Mathura and Vrindavan , you should know about
Mathura is the City of Temples, situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Among tourists and locals, it is of vital importance since it is Lord Krishna’s birthplace. With the bhajans, the Mathura Vrindavan temples give solace to their devotees and relax their minds. People attend pilgrimages and temples far away from the turmoil of the world to achieve peace of mind. Most of the famous Mathura Vrindavan temples have Lord Krishna’s presiding deity because the devotees believe he was born in the city.
Mathura is well known as Lord Krishna’s birthplace, where he spent his childhood, his teenage years, and part of his adulthood as well. Well known as Brij Bhoomi, Mathura is one of India’s holiest places where you can observe the presence of many Hindu temples. Mathura is known for its culture, epigraphy, religion, archaeology, iconography, numismatics, art and sculpture, and is situated on the Yamuna River banks. Mathura is near Agra, and the people are amiable and quick to go and are always ready as much as they can to help visitors. Brijbhazi and Hindi are the principal languages of Mathura. Not only is Mathura a famous center for the Hindu faith, but Islam has also been commemorated here.
The explanation why Mathura has so many religious sites is that it was once Sri Krishna’s home. Krishna is known as Lord Vishnu’s reincarnation. Mathura also plays a significant role in history, as it has been related to the well-known brave queen named Rani Laxmi Bai, who fought against the British in the rebellion of 1857. Mathura is home to several Hindu temples but formerly a central Buddhist location; it is also a favorite destination among the Buddhists.
Why visit Mathura?
Visitors in the city can listen to the musical sound of flutes and witness an unforgettable feeling of love and devotion. Holi is Mathura’s most famous festival, and millions of people worldwide come to Mathura only to enjoy this colorful festival’s great joy and enthusiasm. In our Mathura Vrindavan Tour Packages, It would help if you visited this Mathura Vrindavan temple for inner peace. From luxury hotels to guesthouses to Dharamshala to BNBs, you can also find several accommodation choices here, and you can choose according to your taste and budget. Mathura’s specialty lies in the foods it also provides, including pera, jalebis, lassi, and kachoris, and while traveling to Mathura, you must try these sweets. Bear in mind that most of Mathura’s temples do not allow cell phones and cameras, so try to avoid them when you reach the vicinity of any temple. Spending some time in these religious places in Mathura will give your soul solace and a chance to seek divine blessings. Here below is the list of Mathura Vrindavan temple-
1). Mata Vaishno Devi
The Temple of Vaishno Devi is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Vaishno Devi, situated within Jammu and Kashmir’s territory in Katra in the Trikuta Mountains of the Indian Union. One of the 108 Shakti Peethas dedicated to Durga, adored as Vaishno Devi, is the Temple. It is one of India’s most-visited pilgrimage centers. The count also increases to one crore guests during festivals such as Navaratri. One of the wealthiest temples in India is Vaishno Devi Temple. To all Hindus and Sikhs, the Temple is sacred. Many famous saints have visited the Temple, such as Guru Govind Singh and Vivekananda. The two most famous festivals celebrated at the Vaishno Devi Temple are Navaratri and Diwali. The Temple was included in the State Government Act No. of Jammu and Kashmir. The Temple is governed by a committee nominated by the state government and has nine board members.
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2).Priyakant Ji temple
Priyakant Ju Mandir, which takes the form of an elegant lotus flower, is a glamorous temple dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha. Here, in the form of Kant Ju and Radharani in Priya Ji’s avatar, Lord Krishna is believed to bestow his blessing on various visitors who come to the Temple to pray. The framework is above the ground at an alarming height of 125 meters. With enormous ponds on the inside and a narrow road passing by the Temple outside, the place is encapsulated. In other words, excellent accessibility and a lovely view are provided in our Mathura Vrindavan Holi Tour. In the Temple’s corners, Lord Ganesh, Lord Shiva, and Lord Hanuman can also be found.
3).Prem Mandir
In Vrindavan, Mathura, India, Prem Mandir is a Hindu temple. Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, an international non-profit, educational, spiritual, and charitable trust, maintains it. The complex, dedicated to Lord Radha Krishna and Sita Ram, is on a 54-acre site on the outskirts of Vrindavan. The fifth Jagadguru, Kripalu Maharaj, built the temple structure. The principal Temple is surrounded by Shri Krishna figures and his disciples, representing significant events concerning the Lord’s life. Construction started in January 2001, and the opening ceremony took place between 15 February and 17 February 2012. On 17 February, the Temple opened to the public. One hundred fifty crore rupees ($23 million) was the cost. Shri Radha Govind (Radha Krishna) and Shri Sita Ram are the presiding gods. Next to Prem Mandir, which will accommodate 25,000 people at a time, a 73,000 square foot, pillar-less, dome-shaped Satsang hall is being installed.
4).Iskcon Temple (Krishna Balram temple)
The impressive Krishna Balram ISKCON temple is situated immediately on the outskirts of Vrindavan, enveloped in a rarified air of silence that seems to radiate from its beatific white marble structure. Built by the International Krishna Consciousness Society (ISKCON) and built-in 1976 by his divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Temple is sprawled in a large, well-maintained compound that houses the main Temple along with a few other rooms that through his books, pictures, and bhakti outline the life and message of Swami Prabhupada, all based around his love for his master, L. The main temple hall has three altars, each enshrining its most generous form the beautifully adorned deities of Gaura Nitai, Krishna Balram, and Radha Shyamsundar. During the Arti, one of the best times to visit the Temple is when the gathered devotees’ cadenced chants and transcendental dance rouse the soul beats. In the entire Temple, one can find the personality of Swami Prabhupada’s teachings and contributions to the Hare Krishna movement. Whether it’s the Samadhi Mandir, Mandir in Vrindavan, where his statue sits serenely above the same place where his body is laid to rest; whether it’s his home, which is now transformed into a fascinating museum; or whether it’s the exhibition hall right at the entrance where his monochrome photographs amuse the visitor’s attention: if you’re in Vrindavan, this is undoubtedly a must-visit temple in every way.
5).Banke Bihari temple
Bankey Bihari Temple is a Hindu temple devoted to Krishna. In 1864, it was built. Bankey Bihari was initially worshipped at Nidhivana, situated near Shri Radha Vallabha temple. In the Tribhanga pose, the portrait of Krishna stands. Under the name of Kunj-Bihari (“one who enjoys in the groves (Kunj) of Vrindavan”), Swami Haridas initially adored this divine image. The Bankey Bihari Temple was built by Swami Haridas (Lalita Sakhi in Dvapara Yuga), a famous singer Tansen. The image of Bihariji installed in Shri Bankey Bihari Mandir, mandir in Mathura, is the one given to Swami Haridas by the celestial couple Shyama-Shyam the Mandir.
6).Ranganatha temple
In Srirangapatna, in the Mandya district of Karnataka state, India, the Ranganthaswamy Temple (usually referred to as ‘Sri Ranganathaswamy’) is dedicated to the Hindu god Ranganatha (a manifestation of the god Vishnu). It is one of Sri Vaishnavism’s five important pilgrimage sites for devotees of Ranganatha along the Kaveri River. Together, these five holy sites are known as Pancharanga Kate. Srirangam is the foremost of Lord Vishnu’s eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras). The word “KOIL” means only this Temple in the Vaishnava parlance.
7).Nidhivan
The Feast of Janmashtami, which marks Lord Krishna’s birth, was celebrated yesterday amid pomp and religious fervor. The festivities were marked by special rituals and great prayers at Vrindavan in Mathura, Lord Krishna’s birthplace. People worship Lord Krishna on this day, especially ‘Bal Gopal’ or Baby Krishna, who is playful, mischievous, and loves butter. The happy dance of young Krishna and Vrindavan’s ‘gopis’ (milkmaids) has been immortalized in legend. This divine dance is born from pure love and devotion, also known as ‘Rasleela.’ Not many, however, know that there is a mysterious place near Mathura called Nidhivan where, according to folklore, the divine Rasleela takes place every night between Lord Krishna and the ‘gopis.’ The word ‘Nidhivan’ is a Sanskrit word that means ‘Treasure Forest.’ Nidhivan was settled by Guru Haridas, according to locals, whose deep devotion, penance, and meditation forced Lord Krishna to visit this place. Legend says that Shri Krishna or ‘Thakurji’ arrives after nightfall in the Nidhivan Temple and performs the divine dance or ras leela with Radha Ji and all the gopis.
8).Jaipur temple
Jaipur Temple is renowned for its exquisite and majestic architectural elegance, complemented by the red sandstone’s exquisite hand carvings. It is among the finest of the Hindu religious buildings in Vrindavan. In 1917, Maharaj Sawai Madho Singh of Jaipur erected the Temple, and it took about 40 years for it to be completed. The delicate carvings done by professional craftsmen on the red sandstone show Rajasthani art and architecture’s elegant form. A railway link was also built between Mathura and Vrindavan during the Temple’s construction, which was funded by Maharaj Madho Singh for the transport of giant sandstones. Lord Radha Madhav is dedicated to the Temple. There are three chambers inside the main temple hall (Sanctorum). The left-most chambers are dedicated to Shri Anand Bihariji. Lord Radha Madhav Ji’s deity is in the central room, and Shri Nitya-Gopalji, Sri Narad, Shri Giridhariji, and Sri Sanak, Sanatan, and Sanat Kumar are in the right-most chamber.
9).Shah Ji temple
Shahji Temple is a famous temple near Nidhi Van in Vrindavan, located 1 km away from Vrindavan Railway Station. Dedicated to Lord Krishna, the Shahji Temple was constructed by a wealthy jeweler, Shah Kundan Lal of Lucknow, and built-in 1860. Chhote Radha Raman is regarded as the deity of Lord Krishna enshrined at this Temple. The white-colored Temple shows unique artistic craftsmanship, making it one of the town’s most famous temples. This Temple, renowned for its stunning architecture and marble sculpture, draws many visitors. The Temple features twelve columns with spirals, each 15 feet long. Basanti Kamra, a Darbar hall with Belgian glass chandeliers and beautiful paintings, is another highlight of this Temple. There are beautiful paintings on the interior of the walls and on the ceiling that describe Lord Krishna’s life stories. The room is only open twice a year, but peeking from the outside is always interesting.
10).Govind dev Ji temple
Govind Dev Ji Temple is located in jaipur. Rajasthan. In addition to its high religious importance, the Temple is a popular tourist spot in Rajasthan. Lord Krishna’s idol in the Temple is also believed to look precisely like Krishna’s form during his incarnation on Earth.
The idol initially belonged to one of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s disciples, Srila Rupa Goswami. The legend also says that the idol is named Bajrakrit because the great-grandson of Lord Krishna Bajranabh built it. The Temple is one of the important temples outside of Vrindavan for Vaishnavites or Krishna’s followers. When unveiled to Darshan, the deity is given Aarti and bhog seven times a day in the Temple. A thousand devotees visit this Temple regularly, and even a more significant number of people visit the Temple on the occasion of Janmashtami. The devotees may have a lord’s Darshan during Aarti.
11).Madan Mohan temple
Madan Mohan temple is the oldest of all Goswami temples in Vrindavan, situated near the Kaliya ghat. ‘Madan’ means Kamadeva (God of love and desire), and Mohan means one who thus charms the god who can charm Kamadeva as Lord Madan Mohan. The old Temple of Radha Madan Mohan is built 50 feet high on the hill of Dwadashaditya, which has a legend behind it that when Lord Krishna came out of the waters of Yamuna after subduing Kaliya Nag, he rested on this hill. Krishna was completely drenched with water, feeling cold, so 12 suns (Dwadashi Aditya) appeared on this hill to provide warmth to their Lord, and so it got the name Dwadashaditya Tila Tila (hill). Krishna’s body started to transpire with the scorching heat of those 12 suns, and thus a small lake was created as a result of water collected due to transpiration. The ghat near this place was then considered to be Prashkandana Ghat. The original temple tower is flanked on both sides by two towers, all three constructed of red sandstone, thus presenting a splendid architectural work reminiscent of the Mughal period. The left one has a massive gate that remains locked, and the right one has Sri Sanatana Goswami’s bhajan kutir (cottage) and samadhi (cenotaph). Along with those of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the idol of Lalita Sakhi, the central temple tower has the idols of Radha and Krishna.
12).Radha Raman temple
Radha Raman temple of Vrindavan is considered the ultimate respect for Gaudiya Vaishnavas among the early modern Hindu temples. Gopal Bhatt Goswami, one of the six prominent Goswamis of Vrindavan, founded and created Radha Raman’s deity in 1542 A.D. ‘Raman’ refers to one who offers delight (pleasure). So Radha Raman is identified as being one (Krishna) who gives Sri Radha pleasure. For Gopal Bhatt Goswami’s joy on the full moon day of Vaisakha, the deity of Radha Raman is considered most sacred as it was self-manifested into the three-fold bent shape of Lord Krishna from one of the Shaligram shilas (a form of Lord Vishnu) (April-May).
13).Seva Kunj
The position depicting Radha and Krishna’s romantic pastimes and the Gopis is Seva Kunj or Rasasthali. In this spot, it is said, Lord Krishna and Radha used to rest and spend their time holding each other in their arms. Lord Krishna used the Lotus feet of Sri Radharani to be massaged and decorated with vermilion. Before Rasalila, he often used to comb her lovely long hair and decorate her with ornaments studded with flowers and gems. In fine paintings, there is a temple called Rangmahal reflecting these lovely pastimes of Lord Radha and Krishna. A different side of Radha and Krishna is depicted in every painting. One of the paintings depicts Krishna decorating Sri Radha’s hair, and the other depicts Radha and Krishna playing Holi. Lalita Kund, formed by Lord Krishna to quench Lalita Sakhi’s thirst, is near Rangmahal. In Sevakunj, popularly known by Rasa Mandala, the place where Krishna performed his most hurried pastime of Rasalila with gopis and Radharani is also present. Sevakunj, one of the 12 vans or Upvanas in the vast region of Vrindavan, was previously known by the name Nikunjavana. Like Nidhivan, no one is permitted to stay at Sevakunj at dusk, as Lord Krishna and Radha are believed to come here every evening.
14).Sri Radha Gokulananda Mandir
The Temple has Radha Gokulananda’s worshipable deities created and worshiped by Shrila Vishwanath Chakravarthy Thakur, the deity of Radha Vinoda created and worshipped by Srila Lokanath Goswami and Sri Radha Vijay Govinda deities created by Shrila Baladeva Vidyabhushan. The original deities of Sri Radha Gokulananda and Sri Radha Vinoda are worshipped in Jaipur, like the other deities of Vrindavan, and only the Pratibhu Vigrahas (replicas) is worshipped here in Vrindavan. Earlier, all temple deities were separately worshipped in their temples. There is a belief about Radha Vinoda that when he used to live near Kishori Kund in Khadiravan, a Brahman gave it to Shrila Lokanath Goswami. He later moved to Vrindavan, and his followers constructed a temple commemorating Radha Vinoda’s deities, where he used to worship the deities in Vrindavan. The deities were installed in the Radha Gokulananda temple when the Temple of Radha Vinoda fell. On the divine guidance of Lord Krishna himself, the deities of Radha Gokulananda were introduced to Shrila Vishwanath Chakravarthy for offering his services by one of the Brahman. For many years, he served the deity of Radha Gokulananda in Radha Kund. Later, when he moved from Radha Kund to Vrindavan, he constructed a vast and beautiful temple for Sri Radha Gokulananda. The deity of Lord Chaitanya of Narottama das Thakur is worshipped here in this Temple as well. Within the Temple, you can also see the Govardhan Shila of Lord Chaitanya with his fingerprints imprinted on it, which he gave to Sri Raghunath Das Goswami. The Samadhis of Lokanath Goswami, Narottama Das Thakur, and Vishwanath Chakravarthy is next to the Temple.
15).Radha-Shyama Sundar Mandir
This Temple is situated close to the Temple of Radha Damodar and was built by Sri Syamananda Prabhu Goswami. As manifested by Goddess Radharani herself, Lord Shyamasundar’s original deity is considered the most sacred deity. The only deity manifested from the center of Shri Radharani is also written on the Temple’s main entrance. Shree Baldev Vidyabhushan, a Gaudiya Vedanta Acharya, first created and adored the deities of Radha-Shyamasundar.
16).Garud Govind Temple
It’s one of Vrindavan’s oldest temples, situated in the village of Chhatikara at the turn of National Highway 2. The original deity of the Temple was created by King Vajranabh, the great-grandson of Lord Krishna, thousands of years ago on his Kulguru Shri Gargacharya, according to the epics and legends. The Temple is believed to be built where Garud (Lord Vishnu’s carrier) came to give his prayers to Vrindavan, as he was not allowed to reach Vrindavan because of the curse of a saint. In addition to this, Lord Krishna also blessed Garud in this position by giving him a unique view (Darshan) of his Govind Deva form manifested with 12 arms, thus dispelling his doubts about him (lord Krishna). As before, Garud Ji felt he was an ordinary boy and tried to examine his supreme powers, so this place is called Garud Govind in his Govind form, showing Garud Ji and Lord’s pastimes Krishna.
Along with the goddess Mahalakshmi, the Temple has the rare deity of Lord Vishnu with 12 arms sitting on his carrier Garud (Eagle). There is a vast Garud Govind Kund constructed in sandstone adjacent to the Temple. It has a series of steps that lead on one side to the water reservoir. The Temple is famous for the ‘Kalsarp Anushthan’ ceremony.
17).Sri Gopesvara Mahadeva Mandir
18).Jugal Kishore Temple (Kesi ghata temple)
In the sequence of oldest temples, the fourth is the Temple of Jugal Kishore. This Temple is situated near Keshi Ghat at the lower end of the city and is also referred to as the Keshi Ghat temple. The Temple was built by the founder named Non-Karan during Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s reign. The Jugal Kishore temple is also constructed of red sandstone, with its choir significantly larger (25 square feet) than others, like the other three temples of the series, and has the main entrance at the eastern end. The Jugal Kishore is the only mandir to have the inspiring deity that is still venerated in its original old Temple in Vrindavan, unlike other Madan Mohan temples, Govind Dev and Gopinath.
19).Imlitala tree (tamarind)
Tamarind tree means Imli Tala. Then Shri Krishna sat under this tamarind tree during Maharaas Leela, when Radha Rani vanished, and chanted Radha Naam and intensively meditated on the form of Radha Rani, and so he reached Radha Rani here. This is why the location is known as Imlitala. Shri Radharani Abhishek was also conducted here. While sitting under this tree chanting the names of Lord Krishna in an ecstatic sense of separation, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu even assumed the body color of Lord Krishna. Lord Chaitanya came from Akrura Ghat here every day to retire and relax at the Yamuna under the Imli Tala. A great deity of Lord Chaitanya has been built under this tree today.
20).Pagal baba temple
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