I visited Mathura –Vrindavan–Govardhan with my parents in February.
- Its advised to take the Yamuna expressway if traveling from Noida, it takes few hours & road trip across paddy/sugarcane fields looks lovely.
- Other way is to travel via DTC bus from Kashmiri Gate or Local train.
- All the 3 locations are nearby(when in personal vehicle) to each other & you can expect bumpy & crowded ride.
- Prem Mandir in Vrindavan is totally unique its built by guru Kripalu Maharaj. They have a clean canteen with food in reasonable price. We had our food here once we were done with our entire trip.
- I loved Banke Bihari Temple for its uniqueness & honestly it added more faith in Lord Krishna after seeing all those devotees in big queues. I always avoided visiting temple where i have to wait for darshan. I am in Mumbai & yet to visit Siddi Vinayak because of it.
- Sweets especially Petha/Peda is must try along with chai in kullhar.
- Krishna Temple is mathura has major security around because of the disputed mosque next to it.
- Govardhan also has many temples & its famous for the 21 KM parikrama(walk) which i happily escaped.
- Also there is a Van(forest) which everyone believes even now Krishna comes every night for his ras leela with Gopis
- I also visited banks of Yamuna, i wish government could care more about it.
- Last not the least, stay away from the pandas(priests) who claims to perform special puja for you and your ancestors. Most of them are touts.
Some Random Clicks
