Considered to be one of the oldest temples in Vrindavan, Gopeshwar Mahadev Temple is home to Lord Shiva, the guardian of the Maharasa Leela of Radha, Krishna and the Gopis of Vrindavan.  It is said that Radha herself installed the Shiva lingam here some 5000 years ago.  This is traditionally the first temple that pilgrims visit in Vrindavan to receive the blessings of Lord Shiva before going for darshan of the divine couple at the various Radha and Krishna Temples.

One of the oldest temples in Vrindavan. This was the first of four temples built during the rule of Mughal Emperor Akbar. It was later attacked in the 17th century by soldiers of Aurangzeb, successor to Akbar. So the original Madan Mohan deities were moved to Rajasthan. Replica deities can be seen in the newer temple at the bottom of the hill. 

Like many of the important temples of Vrindavan, this one was built by followers of Lord Krishna Chaitanya, the 15th century Bengali incarnation of Radha and Krishna. Here several beautiful deities belonging to Lord Chaitanya’s illustrious contemporaries, namely Viswanath Chakravarti, Narottama Dasa and Raghunath dasa are worshipped daily.

Gopala Bhatta Goswami, one of the six goswamis of Vrindavan, established this temple in the mid-16th century to worship the divine self-manifestation of Krishna in the stone form (salagram sila) of Sri Radha Raman (beloved of Radha). This amazing deity stands only about 35 centimeters tall, but His divine energy is so powerful that pilgrims from all over the world are attracted to receive His darshan every day.

Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan is one of the most famous and well-attended Krishna temples in the world. The ancient deity of Krishna, Banke Bihari, meaning “Supreme Enjoyer” is believed to bestow profound spiritual blessings on anyone who is fortunate enough to have his darshan.

In 1632 at this site the first Gopinath temple was built, and here was installed the original deity of Shri Gopinath created 5000 years ago by Krishna’s grandson Vajranabha. After the original Gopinath Temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb soldiers later in the 17th century, a new temple was constructed in 1819.

This ancient historical temple was built in the 16th century by Maharaja Man Singh of Jaipur by the inspiration of Jiva Goswami, one of the six goswamis of Vrindavan who are responsible for the spiritual and cultural renaissance of Vrindavan. Here sits the famous Govardhan Sila deity of Jiva’s uncle Sanatan Goswami, who personally received this image of Krishna in the stone from the Lord Himself 500 years ago.

This magnificent temple of Sri Ranganath, of traditional South Indian Dravidian style, was built from 1845-1851. It is very impressive in stature and replete with colorful, ornate carvings and statues. It is one of a kind in Vrindavan because the main deities and their traditional worship rituals belong to the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya, a form of Vishnu worship common in the Tamil Nadu. Here elaborate deity worship is performed daily by Tamil priests, and there is a fabulous 10-day festival during the month of Chaitra in March/April.

Built in 1590 by a general in Akbar’s army to its original height of 7 stories.  Here you can have darshan of Radha Govinda deities in a separate temple adjacent to the original temple which was desecrated by Mughal (Moslem) soldiers in the early 17th century.

This is also known as the Keshi Ghat Temple since it is part of the building complex located by the Yamuna River at Keshi Ghat. Jugal Kishor is one of four temples allowed to be built at the end of the 16th century under the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is the only one of the original four not to be attacked by Aurangzeb’s soldiers.

This spectacular Hare Krishna temple was built by the founder of ISKCON, Srila B.V. Prabhupada in 1975. Here you can have darshan of three magnificently decorated deities of Krishna Balaram, Radha Krishna with gopis, and Lord Chaitanya and Nityananda. There is also a very opulent white marble samadhi of Swami Prabhupada.

Nidhi Van is the place where Radha and Krishna come every night to play Eternal Raas Leela. It is said that the Gopis take the shape of trees during the day and become Gopis at night to play Raas with Radha Krishna. Entry is forbidden during night to provide privacy for Raas.