Posts Tagged ‘travel to mathura-vrindavan’

Vishram ghat in Mathura

It is the most important bathing ghat along the river Yamuna, where Lord Krishna took rest after killing the tyrant king Kansa.

Twenty Five Tirthas

Jugal Kisore Temple Jugal Kisore Temple (Kesi ghata temple) is one of the oldest temples of Vrindavan, completed in 1627. After Akbar’s visit to Vrindavan in the year 1570, he gave permission for four temples to be built by the Gaudiya Vaisnavas, which were Madana-mohana, Govindaji, Gopinatha and Jugal Kisore. It is sometimes called the [...]

Rangaji Temple

Rangaji Temple Rangaji Temple Opposite from the Govinda Dev Temple is an imposing south-Indian temple called Sri Ranganatha (Rangaji) Temple . It is 30 meters high with three gopurams (gateways), a tall shikhara (crown) and gold-plated decorations. This South Indian style temple was built by the wealthy Seth family of Mathura in 1851 and [...]