Krishna Janmabhoomi
The prison cell marked as Krishna's birthplace, at the centre of a heavily guarded temple complex.
Mathura and Vrindavan are really one destination twelve kilometres apart - the city where Krishna was born and the town where he grew up. Between them sit some four thousand temples, from marble halls that opened last decade to courtyard shrines that have not changed in four hundred years.
Come for Janmashtami or Holi and you will meet the place at full volume. Come in November and you will find a slower town of kirtan, widows' ashrams, parikrama paths and the Yamuna moving quietly past the ghats at Vishram.
The prison cell marked as Krishna's birthplace, at the centre of a heavily guarded temple complex.
The most loved temple in Braj, where the curtain is drawn every few minutes rather than left open.
A white marble temple lit in changing colours after dark, set in landscaped gardens.
The main Yamuna ghat in Mathura, with an evening aarti and rows of turtles in the shallows.
A twenty-one kilometre parikrama that pilgrims walk barefoot, often overnight.
Radha's village and Krishna's, and the setting for the famous Lathmar Holi.
Arrive, visit Krishna Janmabhoomi and Dwarkadhish, and end at the Vishram Ghat aarti on the Yamuna.
Banke Bihari early, then ISKCON, Prem Mandir and Nidhivan, with the evening free for the Prem Mandir light show.
Govardhan parikrama by vehicle or on foot, Radha Kund, and Barsana before departure.
Every itinerary is rewritten around your dates, your pace and your group. This is a starting point, not a fixed package.
A week-long season with a different tradition in each town - Lathmar, phoolon wali, widow's Holi.
Midnight celebrations at Janmabhoomi; the city stays awake.
Short evening rides with the aarti lamps reflecting off the water.
The cow shelters of Braj, central to how the region sees itself.
Small things that change how a day goes. Our team updates these after every season.
Ask a QuestionBanke Bihari gets extremely crowded; go at opening time and keep valuables zipped away.
Monkeys around Vrindavan will take glasses and phones. Hold them firmly.
Most temples do not allow leather items or photography inside.
For Holi, book four to six months ahead - the whole of Braj sells out.
Anything we have not covered? Message us and a planner in Varanasi will reply, usually within the hour.
Message UsYes, usually as an overnight train leg or via Delhi or Agra. It is 700 km away, so we plan it as a separate two- or three-day block.
Vrindavan for temples and atmosphere, Mathura for transport links. Most of our guests stay in Vrindavan.
Twenty-one kilometres. On foot it takes five to seven hours; by vehicle it is about ninety minutes with stops.
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