Vrindavan Tourism - A Tour Guide for Top Travel destinations
Let's start the ride to one of holiest places in India, Vrindavan. You will astonished to see the culture of this place, which would remain with you for your entire life.
Vrindavan opens the gates to one of top tourist places in India visited by tourist from world over.
Let's start this travel journey to unlock top Vrindavan tourist places with the mantra :-
"Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare.
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare".
For my travel to Vrindavan , I had chosen Sarovar Portico, a nice and clean property with courteous staff which made the experience awesome for me & family. Vrindavan is located around 170km from Delhi and would take around approx. 2.30 to 3 hours to reach Vrindavan from Delhi. Recommended travel mode is cab or personal car, while one can get train to Mathura then travel 30 minutes to reach Vrindavan.Also plenty of bus services are also available for prominent places.
Best time to visit Vrindavan is in winter season as the climate is comfortable & you can easily hop around different temples.( Sep to March).
View of Sarovar Portico, Vrindavan from outside
The first holiest temple located in Vrindavan which is a must visit, is the ISCON Temple ( Sri Krishna Balrama Temple) located at Raman Reti on the banks of river Yamuna. It's the first temple built by ISCON in 1975.
Also don't miss the food served at the New Govinda restaurant located in the Mandir Complex itself.
Operational Timings - 4.10 am to 12.45 pm & then 4 pm to 8.15 pm
ISCON Temple Gate
Next temple in the radar of tourists is the Prem Mandir which is spread over 55 acres of land. Prem Mandir is dedicated to Radhe Krishna & Sita Ram & was built by Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj & inaugurated in the year 2012 (Construction Started in 2001). Since then it is one of the most sought after places of spiritual tourism. The temple complex is full of life with depiction of different leela's of Lord Krishna represented beautifully like the Jhulan leela, Raas leela, Govardhan & Kaliya naag leela.
Entrance gate of Prem Mandir, Vrindavan
Mesmerizing view of Prem Mandir with different colorful lights at night.
Prem Mandir made of Italian Marble is so much pleasing to the eye that you will fall in love with this architectural master piece.
Govardhan leela depicted beautifully below in the Prem Mandir Complex.
Prem Mandir timing - 5.30 am to 12.00 Noon & 4.30 pm to 8.30 pm ( all days)
Don't miss the Musical & Digital Show at Prem mandir ( also referred as temple of divine love) during the evening time ( 7.30 pm to 8 pm in summers from April to September & 7 pm to 7.30pm in winters till oct to March.
Out of all the temples, the oldest and the most famous one is one & only Shri Banke Bihari Temple located at Goda Vihar, Madan mohan bankey bihari road, Vrindavan. Banke Bihari is believed to the combined form of Radha Ji & Lord Krishna.In the temple one can see the idol image depiction of Lord Krishna in tribhanga posture. The Rajasthani style architecture is a classic one & really it is a place which would enrich your experience with history. Swami Haridas ji ( Guru ji of Tansen) established the temple.
Timing - open from 7.45 am to 12 noon & 5.30 to 9.30 pm ( summer), 8.45 am to 1 pm & 4.30 pm to 8.30pm( open all days)
Most Favorable time to visit is from Feb to April & October to December.
So what are you waiting for, so come & plan your Vrindavan Trip & start a spiritual Journey with the blessings of Lord Krishna. Vrindavan Tourism is bound to increase with opening of travel now. So book your date.
Life is journey of attaining inner peace & the journey of inner peace have no better starting then Vrindavan.
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