Twenty Five Tirthas :
There are 25 holy tirthas (bathing places or ghatas) in Mathura . Visram Ghata is in the middle and there are 12 ghatas south of Visrama Ghata and 12 ghatas north. The 12 ghatas in the south extend to Moksa Ghata.
Some pilgrims take bath in all 25 tirthas before beginning Braja Mandala parikrama. It is said that Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda both took bath in all these ghatas before doing commencing the parikrama of Braja Mandala.