Travel News Desk, Govardhan Puja is performed on the next day of Diwali. This day is also known as Annakoot in some places. In Govardhan Puja, Govardhan i.e. cow dung or cow dung is worshipped. Cows are considered revered in Hindu religion. This year Govardhan Puja is being celebrated on 2 November. On this day, women make the shape of Govardhan Mountain from cow dung. The festival of Govardhan is associated with Shri Krishna and on this day people worship Govardhan Mountain. People revolve around Govardhan mountain and it is believed that by circling Govardhan mountain their wishes are fulfilled. It is also believed that circumambulating Govardhan Mountain gives as much virtue as visiting Char Dham. If you are also planning to circumambulate Govardhan Mountain for this Govardhan Puja, then visit Mathura Vrindavan. Let us know how you can do a budget trip to Mathura-Vrindavan on this Govardhan Puja.
Visit Mathura Vrindavan on the day of Govardhan Puja.
Start your journey to the city of Shri Krishna from Mathura. The distance from Delhi to Mathura is approximately 162 km. It may take 3 hours to complete the journey. If you leave late at night or early in the morning, you will reach Mathura at the time of morning aarti. After visiting Mathura, you can visit Vrindavan and Gokul Barsana. Apart from this, you can go to Yamuna Ghat for bathing.
places to visit in mathura vrindavan
In Mathura you can go to visit Shri Krishna’s birthplace. Apart from this, you can visit Dwarkadhish temple. Also visit Shri Radharaman, Shri Radha Damodar, Radha Shyam Sundar, Ranganath Ji Temple, Prem Mandir, Shri Krishna Pranami Temple, Akshaya Patra, Vaishno Devi Temple in Vrindavan. You can also visit Nidhivan, Shri Rambagh Temple, Gopinath, Gokulesh, Shri Krishna Balram Temple. Here you must circumambulate the Govardhan mountain and worship the Govardhan mountain and also visit the Danaghati temple.
Budget trip to Mathura Vrindavan
The bus fare from Delhi to travel to Mathura Vrindavan can be around Rs 300. Apart from this, if you book a private taxi then you can go on the journey for Rs 3000 to 5000. To stay here, you will get a hotel room for Rs 1000-1200. Book an auto rickshaw to visit local places. You will get a chance to visit many temples for around Rs 400-500 per day. If you are enjoying traveling by taxi, then you can travel around the entire city for around Rs 1500-1800. Whereas if you are taking a tour package then you can get around Rs 7000/person (2 nights 3 days).
