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     Radha Govinda
Nandagram     Varsana     Parikrama Map

Varsana

Here is where Srimati Radharani lived and had many pastimes with Krishna. It is 42 km from Mathura and has a 7 km parikrama path around it. There are four peaks that make up Varsana, each one of these peaks is a head of Lord Brahma. Lord Brahma wanted to do some personal service for Radha and Krishna, so he incarnated himself as these hills.

On top one of these hills is the Larily Lal Temple (Sriji Mandira), the temple of the beloved, which is where the original Radha-Krishna Deities of Varsana reside. These Deities were installed by Vajranabha. There are colorful pictures depicting the loving pastimes of Radha-Krishna on the walls and ceiling. This beautiful temple is an important place to visit.