Govardhan is located around 21 km from Vrindavan as well as Mathura. Govardhan Hill (or Govardhan Parvat) was lifted by Krishna to protect the vrajvasis from the thunderous rains of Indra. The village comes under the Mathura District (Uttar Pradesh State) with a part of it being in Rajasthan State as well. The Govardhan Hill […]
Bhandirvan Travel Guide
Bhandirvan is one of 12 forests of Vrindavan. It is at Bhandirvan that Radharani and Krishna got married. Though, the special thing about this marriage is that it was not performed in front of the whole world but it was arranged by yoga-maya potency of Lord. Lord Brahma acted as the priest of the marriage […]
Vrinda Kund
Vrinda Kund is located around 3 km from Nandgaon. It is the village of Vrinda Devi, who is none other than Tulsi Maharani. It is Vrinda Devi who arranges all the passtimes of Radha and Krishna. There is an annual Tulsi Vivah festival celebrated at Vrinda Kund in Kartik every year. Vrinda Devi arranges the asta-kaliya […]
Raval – Birthplace of Srimati Radharani
Raval is the birthplace of Srimati Radharani. It is located 13 km from Mathura. It is at Raval that Srimati Radharani was found in a lotus flower by Vrishabhanu Baba. Check the complete appearance story of Sri Radha here. There is a small temple made up here and the entire village of Raval retains a […]
Gokul
Gokul is located around 10 km from Mathura and is the place where Krishna spent the early part of His childhood in the care of his foster parents Nanda Baba and Yasoda Maiya. Gokul is untouched with modern developments and feels very nature-friendly and quiet place to be. It retains that traditional vibe till date. […]
Nandgaon
Nandgaon is a village located around 9 km from Barsana and is the place which was constructed by Nand Baba on the hilltop to protect the baby Krishna from the attacks of demons sent by Kansa on a daily basis. Krishna spent his growing years here at Nandgaon. There is a big beautiful temple atop […]
Mathura Travel Guide
Mathura is located around 160 Km from New Delhi. It is at Mathura where the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna appeared on the earth (bhuloka) as the son of Vasudev and Devaki 5000 years ago to teach the world prema-bhakti and to establish the principles of dharma (religious principles). Mathura was ruled by Kansa, […]
Barsana
Barsana is the eternal residence of Sri Radha. It is located around 52 Km from Mathura and around 120 Km from New Delhi. The very name Barsana means “falling, scattering or spreading.” The meaning of Barsana as explained by saints here is that mercy and karuna (compassion, love) of Srimat Radharani is spreading, falling or […]
Hotels in Vrindavan
Except for Kartik (in Oct-Nov), you can easily get a hotel in Vrindavan throughout the year without any rush. For Kartik, it’s really difficult to find hotel rooms for an overnight stay as thousands of pilgrims from across the globe visit Vrindavan. Here is a list of a budget as well as luxury hotels in […]
Restaurants and Places to eat in Vrindavan
Prasadam (or food) is not an issue here in Vrindavan. There are a lot of restaurants and local food shops in Vrindavan. I have mentioned only the restaurants that don’t use onion and garlic as Vaishnavas avoid these two ingredients from their prasad (food). If you are coming to Vrindavan, I would suggest you to […]