Places in Vrindavan

The most beloved temple of Vrindavan, home to the self-manifested deity of Banke Bihari.

🕘 Summer: 7:45am-12pm, 5:30-9:30pm | Winter: 8:45am-1pm, 4:30-8:30pm

The Krishna-Balaram Mandir founded by Srila Prabhupada, with beautiful daily kirtan and aarti.

🕘 Mangala Aarti: 4:30am | Darshan: 7:15am-1pm, 4:15-8:15pm

Home to a self-manifested Krishna deity that appeared from a shaligram shila.

🕘 Summer: 8am-12:30pm, 6-8pm | Winter: 9am-12:30pm, 6-8pm

A stunning white-marble temple with musical fountains and depictions of Krishna's pastimes.

🕘 Darshan: 8:30am-12pm, 4:30-8:30pm | Fountain show around sunset

The sacred hill Krishna lifted to protect Vrindavan; pilgrims perform the 21km parikrama.

🕘 Parikrama can be done any time; early morning is coolest

The most sacred kund, considered the very embodiment of Radharani's love.

🕘 Best visited early morning

The Yamuna ghat where Krishna bathed after slaying the Kesi demon; beautiful at sunset.

🕘 Yamuna Aarti around sunset

The mystical grove where Krishna is believed to perform the Raas Leela with the gopis each night.

🕘 Open sunrise to evening aarti; closed at night

A sacred grove associated with the intimate pastimes and Raas of Radha and Krishna.

🕘 Open during the day; vacated by evening

The temple of Shiva as guardian of Vrindavan, who took the form of a gopi to witness the Raas.

🕘 Darshan through the day; special evening gopi-shringar

The magnificent red-sandstone temple built in 1590, whose deity was served by Rupa Goswami.

Home of the deity Gopinath, revealed by Madhu Pandit, one of the original seven temples of Vrindavan.

The oldest of the great Goswami temples, set on a hill above the Yamuna, established by Sanatana Goswami.

The bhajan-place of Rupa and Jiva Goswami, housing Damodar and the sacred Govardhan shila given by Krishna.

Principal temple of the Radhavallabha tradition, where no deity of Radha is installed — only Her crown.

A temple in the Radha Damodar complex holding deities worshipped by Vishwanath Chakravarti and Lokanath Goswami.

Temple of the deity Shyamsundar, established by Shyamananda Prabhu, one of Vrindavan's beloved forms of Krishna.

A vast South-Indian-style temple to Lord Ranganatha, with a towering gopuram and a tall golden pillar.

Deity of Krishna who famously walked to bear witness for a devotee, honoured at this Vrindavan shrine.

A gracious temple founded by the renunciate merchant Lala Babu, known for its opulent seva.

An ornate marble temple famous for its spiral 'Belan' pillars and delicate architecture.

The riverside banyan where Krishna played His flute to summon the gopis for the rasa dance.

The old tamarind tree where Chaitanya Mahaprabhu sat absorbed in remembrance of Radha and Krishna.

A serene grove by the Yamuna where a gentle breeze is said to serve the pastimes of the Divine Couple.

The Yamuna spot where child Krishna subdued the venomous serpent Kaliya and danced on his hoods.

The ghat where Krishna hid the gopis' garments in a kadamba tree during their winter vow.

Dense grove where Radha and Krishna are believed to perform nightly pastimes, closed after evening aarti.

The sacred lake at Govardhan said to have been manifested by Krishna from His own mind.

A stately stone bathing tank where Radha and the gopis gathered flowers for Krishna.

The sacred pond of Krishna, twin to Radha Kund, formed during the slaying of the demon Arishtasura.

The revered 'mouth' of Govardhan Hill at Jatipura, worshipped as the face of Giriraj.

The 'toll pass' of Govardhan where Krishna playfully demanded a tax from Radha and the gopis.

The town at the foot of Govardhan sacred to the Vallabha tradition and to milk-bathing of Giriraj.

The kund where Indra, humbled after the lifting of Govardhan, bathed Krishna and named Him Govinda.

The lake near Parasoli where the moon lingered to watch Krishna's night-long rasa dance.

The Shiva shrine at Manasi Ganga where Shiva stays as the guardian of Govardhan.

An ancient temple at Manasi Ganga, one of the presiding deities of Govardhan.

The kund where Uddhava longed to become a blade of grass in Vraja to receive the gopis' dust.

The humble bhajan-place at Radha Kund where Raghunath Das Goswami absorbed himself in devotion.

A bathing ghat at Radha Kund said to purify the mind of those who bathe with devotion.

A small kund beside Radha Kund associated with Lalita, foremost of Radha's confidantes.