Category: Travel Guide

There are three ways to reach Vrindavan from New Delhi – bus, cab and train. Out of them, the most convenient one is via taxi (cabs) and the most economical one is via bus. Metro & Bus From New Delhi Airport Metro Station or New Delhi Railway Station Metro, all you have to do is […]

For Indian tourists coming via rail or road, you can take a train up to Mathura and as soon as you step outside the Railway Station, on-board any shared auto or hire a small auto to Vrindavan. It is just a 20-minute drive (around 20 KM) from the railway station to Vrindavan. The small auto […]

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 […]

Except for Kartik (in Oct-Nov), and on weekends (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) since 2021 Covid,  you can easily get a hotel in Vrindavan throughout the year without any rush. For Kartik and on weekends usually, it’s really difficult to find hotel rooms for an overnight stay as thousands of pilgrims from across the globe visit […]

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 […]

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 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. […]

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, […]

The temperature in Vrindavan is peculiar and is really extreme. It’s not easy to adapt to weather in Vrindavan unless one takes shelter of nama and Rasika Vaishnavas. The detailed temperature in Vrindavan and Vraj Bhumi in different seasons of the year are as follows: Mid-April to Mid-July: Very hot and humid with temperature meter […]