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If Mathura is famous as the birth place of Lord Krishna,
Vrindavan is renowned as the place where the Lord Krishna
indulged in his adolescent pranks and spent his eventful
youth. Vrindavan is dotted with over 4000 temples and
it goes without saying that that the tourist attractions
in Vrindavan chiefly comprise of the innumerable temples.
TourofTajMahal.com compiles a list of some of the major
tourist attractions in Vrindavan.
Pagal Baba Temple – This is a resplendent
eleven-storeyed temple which is one of the modern structures
in terms of its architecture. The visitors to the temple
are welcomed to the interiors of the temple by the disciples
of Pagal Baba. The chief highlights of the temple are
the puppets that are exhibited within the temple. Some
of them are mechanized and depict scenes from Ramayana
and the Mahabharata.
Govind Dev Temple - Govind Dev Temple is considered
one of the finest structures in North India, from the
architectural point of view. The temple is a grand seven-story,
red sandstone structure with an altar of marble, silver
and gold. The temple was constructed at the behest of
Raja Man Singh from Jaipur during the last quarters
of the sixteenth century.
Madan Mohan Temple – This temple is one
of the oldest temples in Vrindavan. One remarkable fact
about the temple is that its original idol was shifted
to a temple in Karauli in Rajasthan to protect it from
the attacks of the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb against Hindu
temples. At present a replica of the idol is worshipped
at the Madan Mohan Temple.
Bankey Bihari Temple –Considered as one
of the important tourist attractions in Vrindavan, the
Bankey Bihari Temple a sacred image of Krishna known
as Thakur Ji, which shows Krishna embodied in almost
black color. Devotees chanting hymns and offering garlands
of flower petals to the idol is a common sight at this
temple.
TourofTajMahal.com is a reputed travel site and a repository
of useful information on Tourist Attractions in Vrindavan
and on other related information on Taj Mahal and other
historic monuments in India.
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