Lord Krishna's Photo Album

 krishna and balarama stealing butter from the rafters of the gopi's store rooms

                                                                                                                                                       complexion resembled that of lord krishna

                                                                                                                                                                   child krishna with flute amidst flowers

                                                                                                                                                                   baby krishna loved stealing butter

                                                                                                                                                                    lord krishna expands

                                                                                                                                                                   baby krishna watches parrots at the window sil 

Krishna and Yashoda

Mathura Shop And Shopping

There are many famous shops and shopping centers for sweets, krishna pictures, garments and books.

Mathura Pedas are famous all over India. The main shopping areas are close to the Dwarkadheesh Temple. Milk based sweets, silver ornaments and handicrafts are the main things of mathura shopping.

Mathura Traveling

Mathura city in Uttar Pradesh, is also know as Brajbhoomi. Mathura is located at a distance of 145 km south-east of Delhi and 58 km north-west of Agra on the bank of the river Yamuna. You can reach mathura by air, train and road. Traveling to mathura is easy and comfortable from all over the India or world. How you can reach mathura know in details.

By Road :

Mathura is 145 km south of Delhi and 47 km northwest of Agra. Mathura is connected by a network of roads and road transport to all major towns of Uttar Pradesh and surrounding areas.

By Rail :

Mathura is well connected by train and has its own railway station. Mathura is an important railway junction with direct trains to many places sucha as delhi, agra, kota, lucknow, bharatpur, etc.

By Air :

The nearest airport of mathura is Agra, at a distance of 47 km. There are so many regular flights from Agra to several cities of India.

Mathura Hotels

There are so many cheap hotels, budget hotels and best hotels in mathura. Mostly hotels in mathura is 3 stars. We have a list of Mathura Hotels here.

Hotel Mukund Palace	Brijwasi Royal Hotel	Hotel Mansarovar Palace
Hotel Sheetal Regency	Hotel Madhuvan	Best Western Radha Ashok
Hotel Goverdhan Place	Hotel Maharana Prtap	Hotel Duke Place

Mukund Palace
Location :	Hotel Mukund Palace situated in the heart of Mathura, .75 kms. from Railway Station;1/2 km. from Bus Stand and 56 km. from Agra. This government approved hotel features 32 stylish rooms. All rooms are equipped with latest amenities and Banquet Facilities Hotel also has two function halls. The Nearest Airport is Agara
Address :	Sonkh Adda, Junction Road, Mathura (UP)
Brijwasi Royal
Location :	Hotel Brijwasi Royal is a three star deluxe hotel situated in the heart of Mathura the 60 kms. from Kharia, Agra Airport;1/2 km. from Mathura Junction;1/2 km. from Bhuteshwar Bus Stand. the hotel offers 40 well-furnished rooms replete with all modern amenities such as air conditioner, cable TV, hot and cold running water, telephone, channel music, tea/coffee maker and mini-bar. Conference facilities are available for 10-300 persons. Banquet halls can accommodate 300-400 persons.
Address :	State Bank Crossing,  Junction Road, Mathura (UP)
Mansarovar Palace
Location :	Hotel Mansarover place is centrally located in Mathura. 55 kms. From Agra Railway Station, 1/2 km. from Mathura Junction;1/2 km. from New Bus Stand.Refrigerator in all suite rooms, Banquet & Conference Facilities The hotel provides excellent accommodation in 31 rooms with TV, telephone and attached bath. Guests can savor tasty south Indian, Mughlai, Chinese and continental delicacies at the restaurant. Barbeque and banquet facilities are available. Various cultural events are organized for entertaining the guests
Address :	State Bank Crossing, Junction Road, Mathura (UP)
SheetalRegency
Location :	Hotel Sheetal Regency has accommodation features aesthetically furnished 28 guest rooms. Each room has air-conditioner, TV and telephone. At the 24 Carat restaurant, guests can savor tasty cuisines. 58 kms from Agra-Kharia Airport;2 kms from Mathura Railway Station;2 km from Mathura Bus Stand
Address :	Near krishna Janam bhoomi, Deeg Gate, Masani Road, Mathura (UP)

ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) was established in 1966 by Swami Prabhupada. ISKCON, is also known as the Hare Krishna movement.

The mission of ISKCO is teaching the science of Krishna consciousness according to Bhagavad-Gita and other ancient scriptures

Seven Purposes of ISKCON

1. To systematically propagate spiritual knowledge to society at large and to educate all world peoples in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real unity and peace in the world. 

2. To propagate a consciousness of Krishna, as it is revealed in the Bhagavad-gita and the Srimad-Bhagavatam. 

3. To bring the members of the Society together with each other and nearer to Krishna, the prime entity, thus to develop the idea within the members, and humanity at large, that each soul is part and parcel of the quality of Godhead (Krishna). 

4. To teach and encourage the sankirtana movement, congregational chanting of the holy names of God as revealed in the teachings of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. 

5. To erect for the members, and for society at large, a holy place of transcendental pastimes, dedicated to the personality of Krishna. 

6. To bring the members closer together for the purpose of teaching a simpler and more natural way of life. 

7. With a view towards achieving the aforementioned purposes, to publish and distribute periodicals, magazines, books and other writings

Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad-Gita is the holy Book Hindu religion, is presented here as a story that will be accessible to all world where Krishna and Arjun is the main part of Bhagavad-Gita. It begins in long-ago India when Arjuna Pandava is about to fight a war and asks Lord Krishna for aid and advice.

Lord Krishna (God) describes the working of spiritual world to Pandava: "When your service to Me never stops and is done only for My pleasure, and when you are friendly to every living being, I will lead you from this world of birth and death.

God has six qualities-- Aishwarya, Dharma, Gyana, Vairagya, Shree or Shreyas and Yashah . Here the Lord informs Arjuna about the system of yoga, "This yoga that I talked to you about is immortal". Fire will always burn. This is its nature and it has always been so. Similarly, the Karma yoga philosophy is also immortal and cannot be improved upon.

Bhagavad-Gita, was first spoken to the sun-god, After that he explained it to Manu, and Manu explained it to Ikshavaku, and in that way, by disciples succession, one speaker after another, this yoga system has been coming down.

Maha Mantra - Hare Krishna

Maha Mantra is dedicated to God. Maha Mantra is prayer for healing and comfort. So the mahamantra is the energy of Lord Hare Krishna. The transcendental seeds of the mantra are Hare, Krishna and Ram.

HARE KRISHNA, HARE KRISHNA, KRISHNA KRISHNA, HARE HARE 
HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA, RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE

If we carefully listen and song the Hare Krishna maha mantra regularly, we will sure free from all major problems and get a peaceful mind. Then we can make further progress in the mantra meditation process, and thus we will gradually experience a re-awakening of our original identity and our dormant love for lord Hare Krishna.

Mathura & Vrindavan - Fair and Festivals

Krishna Janmashtami	All Over India	September
Radhaastami	Mathura	September
Nandotsav	Mathura	-
Hariyali Teej	Vrindawan	July-August
Holi	Mathura- Vrindawan	March-April
LathaMar Holi	Mathura - Barsana	March-April
Yam Dwitiya	Mathura	Oct-Nov
Annkut	Goverdhan	Oct- Nov
Goverdhan Puja	Goverdhan	Oct - Nov
Dipawali	All Over India	Oct -Nov
Rath ka Mela	Vrindawan	-
Festival at Rangantha Temple	Vrindawan	-
Vasant Panchmi	Vrindawan	Feb
Appearance of Bankey Bihari	Vrindawan	-
Shiv Ratri	All Over India	-
Gaura Purnama	Goverdhan	July -Aug
Akshaya Tritiya	Mathura- Vrindawan	-
Ram Navi	Mathura	-
Ful Dool	mathura - Baldev	-
Brahmosava Festival	Vrindavan	-
Devi Sita Appearance	Mathura	-
Appearance of Radha Raman	Vrindawan	-
Parikrima	Vrindawan - Goverdhan	-
Awamaswa with Monday		-

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Vrindavan Temple

Here is a list of famous temples in vrindavan

• Banke Bihari Temple
• Radha Madana Mohana Temple
• Gopeshwar Mahadev
• ISKCON Temple
• Radha Vallabha Temple
• Seva Kunja Temple
• Radha Damodara Temple
• Rangji Temple
• Jugal Kisore Temple
• Radharamana Temple
• Shahji Temple