Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple

Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple is worshipped in hundreds of temples across the world. Some of them hold a special significance as they are associated with the life of the Lord and some others are important because of their historicity and the aura of spirituality associated with them. A few temples stand out conspicuously above other places of Krishna worship as they are directly associated with the events in the Lord’s life. They are generally located at Mathura, the place of Krishna’s birth, Vrindavana, where he spent most of his childhood days and Dwarka where he spent most of his adult life. Sri Krishna appeared over five thousand years ago in Mathura as the eighth child of Devaki and Vasudeva. Kansa was the king of Mathura and maternal uncle of lord Krishna .The place of His birth is known as Sri Krishna JanmaBhumi.

Numerous articles excavated from the site bear testimony to the legendary story of Sri Krishna’s birth. These artifacts are displayed in a museum near the main temple. One can find so many small shrines of other gods and goddess in the temple premises. This temple complex presents a magnificent and colossal structure that happens to be the most familiar place of Hindu adulation. Its popularity reflects in the long queue of the pilgrims who stands there for hours to have a holy darshan of their beloved lord. The birth place of Lord Krishna, “the best known, best loved and most complex of Lord Vishnu’s manifestations” – Mathura is today an important place of pilgrimage.

Studded with a number of ancient and modern temples, Mathura is the abode of God and divinity. Hinduism finds here a new dimension which is the colour of love with which Lord Krishna wanted to bind this entire world. The mild sound of devotees taking the hundred and eight names of Lord Krishna all day long covers the entire ambience of Mathura. The immense belief of the pilgrims coming here from different parts of the world is something that gives Mathura a well-deserved importance in the itinerary of Indian pilgrimages.