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Vrindavan
15 Km. north of Mathura on the
same bank of Yamuna, lies the
celebrated town of Vrindavan,
almost as closely associated
with Krishna as Mathura itself.
Indeed one hardly speak of
Vrindavan alone to; the devout
Hindu. Mathura-Vrindavan can not
a unified image of untold beauty
and religious sanctify.
Temples
in Vrindavan
Govinda Dev Temple
Built by Raja Man singh of
Jaipur in 1590, The temple is a
testimony of the architectural
splendour of medieval India. The
temple walls average 10 ft.
thickness. The upper state is
regular triforium. Originally
seven stories high, it's upper
four stories were destroyed
during the reign of Aurangzeb.
The Krishna idol was then
removed to Jaipur .
Shahji Temple
It was constructed in the year
1860. It is a prominent temple
of northern India. It is famous
for it's explendid art
architecture , sculpture and
twelve single piece spiral
colemns made up of marble approx
15'high. The world famous
BASANTI KAMRA is situated in the
eastern wing of this temple.
This room has spectacular
ancient chandelies and rare
paintings are available .
Rangji Temple
Vrindavan 's longest temple, it
was constructed in 1851 by Seth
Govind Das ji & Seth Laxmi Chand
Ji. All were desciples of
Acharyavarya Rangdeshie Swami
where as the main gate is in
Rajput style , The temple
follows South Indian
architectural pattern . The
outer wall measure 773 Ft. and
encompass a water tank , a
garden and the actual temple .
The "Dhweja Stambha " , 50 ft.
tall , is believed to be gold
plated .
Madan Mohan Temple
Situated near Kali ghat , it is
believed to have been built by
Kapur Ram Das of Multan. The
original Image of Madan Mohan
was removed to Karauli during
the regin of Aurangzeb .
Krishna Balram Mandir (ISKCON
VRINDAVAN)
This is a International
spiritual organisation having
400 centers around the world .
This was founded by srila A.C.
Bhakti Vedanta Swami Prabhupada
. thousands of
pilgrims and
International tourists visited Vrindavan centre which is having
beautiful temple of Lord Krishna
.
Radha Ballabh Temple
Built in 1626 this temple is of
special architectural interest
as remnant of ancient hindu
architecture . The Shrine was
demolished in the 17th century
and the huge structure only the
plinth remains.
Gopi Nath Temple
Closely resembling the Madan
Mohan mandir in style and
dimension, it was built by Rai
Shilji, a Sekhavat Rajput of
Jaipur .
Glass Temple
Its marvelous art of glass work
dazzles the pilgrim's eyes.
Nidhi Van
Radhika's Kridasthali, the
playground of Krishna's consort,
it is a place of Hindu
veneration. The image of
Bihariji was discovered by Swami
Haridas Ji.
Seva Kunj
Krishna's Vihar Bhoomi, it was
sanctified for centuries ago by
Radha Ballabhiya Samaradayachery
Shri Goswami Hit Hari Vanshji.
Banke Bihari
One of the oldest temple, it was
rebuilt in 1921 discpieles of
Haridas Swami who got the idol
of Bankey Bihari from Nidhi Van.
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