Sacred Places of Interest
Introduction
Krishna Balarama Mandir and ISKCON
Kaliya Ghata
Radha Madan Mohan
Banke Bihari
Radha Vallabha
Seva Kunja
Imli Tala Radha
Damodara, Jiva and Rupa Goswami's Samadhi's and Bhajan Kutira
Radha Syamasundara
Radha Raman
Radha Gokulanada
Kesi Ghata
Radha Gopinatha
Gopisvara Mahadeva
Vamsi Vata
64 Samadhis
Radha Govinda
Nandagram
Varsana
Sri Vrindavana — the sacred abode of Lord Sri Krishna the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, is regarded by saints and scholars alike to be India’s most holy city.
Nestled on the banks of the sacred river Yamuna, this holy city boasts of over
5,000 temples, each dedicated to the divine lovers Sri Sri Radha and Krishna.
 Lost
to the world for almost fifty centuries, Vrindavana now beckons all sincere
seekers of India’s ancient spiritual culture to journey into the mystical realm
of an almost forgotten world. Of over 5,000 holy places in Vrindavana, at least
100 are of great historical and religious importance. From the oldest temple of
Madan-mohana to the newest Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama Mandir, Vrindavana
offers a unique glimpse into the sublime realm of pure Krishna consciousness not
available anywhere else in the world. When Lord Krishna’s earthly pastimes are
over and He returns to the spiritual world, He leaves behind His transcendental
abode known as the dhama, so that devotees through the ages can take
shelter there and become purified from all material contamination. Within the
holy
dhama
which by material calculation has a diameter of 84 miles, are twelve sacred
forests. Of these sacred forests, the forest of Vrindavana is considered to be
the most important because within it the Lord performed some of His most
confidential loving pastimes. The present day city of Vrindavana, situated on
the western side of this sacred forest, marks the very site where the Lord
enjoyed the wonderfull pastimes of
rasa-lila
— dancing in spiritual ecstacy through the moonlit summer nights with the
celebrated gopis, the beautifull damzels of Vraja. It is also here that
we find the famous Seva-kunja — the secluded garden where Lord Krishna would
offer various kinds of loving service to His beloved consort Srimati Radharani,
by massaging Her feet, dressing Her hair, and decorating Her body with jewels,
precious ornaments and flowers.
Click here to see where Vrindavana is situated
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