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Today, the festival of Janmashtami is being celebrated all over the country. Today, lakhs of Krishna temples in the country have been decorated for the birth anniversary of Kanha ji. Amidst all this, the celebration of Janmashtami in Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana on the day of Janmashtami is completely different, which people should definitely go to see. The way Janmashtami festival is celebrated in Mathura and Vrindavan, it is difficult to see it in other cities of the country. For this reason, people living around Delhi and other states also go from Mathura to Barsana on the day of Janmashtami, so that the celebration of Janmashtami becomes memorable.

This year the festival of Janmashtami is being celebrated on 4th September. On this day, people from different states of the country go to Vrindavan, Barsana and Mathura to celebrate the birth anniversary of Kanha ji. The most important thing is that people of Delhi will go to Mathura or Vrindavan on the day of Janmashtami. If you are also planning to go to Vrindavan and Mathura, then know which temples you should visit?

Which temple to visit?

Those devotees who are going to Mathura today must visit Krishna Janmabhoomi temple. According to religious belief, Lord Krishna was born at this place. For this reason, the festival of birth of Lord Krishna is celebrated in a very unique way in this temple at midnight.

Apart from this, the most famous temple of Mathura is Dwarkadhish Temple, where thousands of people go on Janmashtami. In this temple, the idol of Lord Krishna is decorated very beautifully, seeing which the eyes of the devotees remain fixed. Special programs to devotion are also organized in this temple.

temples of vrindavan

Even in Vrindavan, the festival of Janmashtami is celebrated in a very special way. Any devotee who is going to Vrindavan should visit Prem Mandir and Banke Bihari Temple. While on one hand a water show to devotion can be seen in the Prem Mandir, on the other hand a glimpse of Kanha ji in the Banke Bihari Temple of Krishna brings tears to the eyes of the devotees.

Special temples of Barsana

Barsana is considered to be the city of Radha Rani. Despite this, Janmashtami festival is celebrated in many temples of Radha ji. People should especially visit Radha Rani temple here. According to religious belief, the Radha Rani temple of Barsana was built by the grandson of Radha ji.

How to reach?

If you live in Delhi then it will be very easy for you to go to Mathura. Many buses go to Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana on Delhi's Badarpur border, you can go by those only. These buses run on Yamuna Expressway and reach Mathura, Vrindavan and Barsana. You will reach Mathura in about three hours by bus.

Similarly, Vrindavan is about 160 kilometers away from Delhi, where you can reach in just 3 to 4 hours by bus or car. Whereas Barsana is about 154 kilometers away from Delhi, which may take about 2 hours 58 minutes to reach.