Vrindavan is a sacred mystical place with beautiful ancient temples and river Yamuna flowing offering magnificent view situated in Uttar Pradesh in the northern part of India. Vrindavan is a place with spiritual significance and is known for the leelas of lord Krishna, Balram, and Shri Radha Rani.
This place is known to be Shri Radha Rani’s beautiful creation. It denotes the love of Radha Krishn and many other beautiful stories related to them.
Vrindavan is a place full of beautiful temples everywhere around, people performing aarti and celebrating each day offering prayers to Shri Radha Rani and lord Krishna.On the streets of Vrindavan, you will experience love all around, cows chilling, birds enjoying the Yamuna river, people performing parikrama chanting God’s name performing every ritual in the love of Radha Krishna.
The place is full of mystery and it is believed that today also leela of Radha Krishna and Gopis is performed in Nidhivan and no one is allowed after evening at this place and all the plants Tulsi mainly become gopi which is so fascinating to experience and consist of so many beautiful places to explore with many interesting stories.
Here are my 5 Best things to do in Vrindavan India.
Experience Pure Spiritual Vibe
When you enter Vrindavan you will see temples on almost every street in vrindavan. Morning aarti is being performed in every temple. People dancing, meditating, and doing kirtans, you will be able to hear the beautiful bhajans which leave a calming effect on your mind, body, and soul with this beautiful spiritual experience.
There are so many beautiful temples you can visit like Prem Mandir, Krishna Balaram temple, Bankey Bihari temple, and Radha Vallabh Temple where you can meditate and experience the love and devotion towards God.
Indulge In The Amazing Local Cuisine
After visiting temples you can try amazing lassi made with butter milk served in a mud cup known as kulhad which will give an earthy taste with malai on top. Kachori ,samosa , tikki and golgappa are some amazing delicacies you can try they are so flavourful and tempting you cannot miss.
Puri sabzi is the perfect morning breakfast you can try coming to Vrindavan. Chana chaat is the option for health conscious ones , there are many carts offering salad at a very nominal price.
Trying out these mouth-watering delicacies can never go wrong which are made with farm fresh vegetables and grains.
Cow Seva 🐄Monkey Seva 🙉
Performing cow seva and monkey seva have immense benefits at this place. It’s not that you have to spend too much to do seva.
You can do seva by pampering the beautiful cute cow standing in the streets of Vrindavan.
Can offer green food to cow and chapati seva to the monkey and will feel so much satisfied offering them food.
You can find them everywhere chilling and having fun .
Feel The Meditative Vibe Near Yamuna River
Sitting near Yamuna ghat you will feel so calm watching birds enjoying the river and beautiful scenery around. If you have read the Krishna leelas you can relate even more to the place.
People taking holy baths and performing rituals, the whole vibe is so pure and serene.Beautiful birds enjoying on the banks of Yamuna River animals chilling around and enjoying the place. In the evening you can experience yamuna aarti and can see beautiful diyas 🪔 floating altogether in the yamuna river and can also enjoy boat ride offering majestic view of Vrindavan.
Performing Parikrama
Vrindavan is a place where so many devotees do parikrama everyday chanting the name of Radha Krishna. This creates a meditative environment, one can perform if they want or can observe the love and devotion towards Radha Krishna. You can do parikrama by taking a rikshaw also, to experience the place without walking.
Nearby Attractions
You can visit Mathura, Gokul and Barsana. All these place also hold spiritual significance where you can visit sacred Temples of Lord Radha Krishna in Mathura and attended the magnificent aarti. Gokul is the birth place of Lord Krisha where you visit raman reti and play with mud just like lord Krishna used to play in his childhood.
Barsana is the birthplace of Lord Radha where you can visit beautiful temple situated on top of the hill of Barsana. Surround by vibrant market where you can shop souvenirs, handicrafts of Lord Radha Krishna, skirts and traditional attires and can enjoy delicious delicacies of locals.
Things to remember
- During the afternoon all the temples get closed.
- Avoid the weekend and festive season of Janmashtami, and Radha Ashtami as there will be a huge rush of devotees performing parikrama and you will not be able to walk.
- Avoid people asking for donations and forcing you to do some holy rituals, as it should always be from the heart after knowing the importance of a particular ritual not forcefully.
- Book your hotels before coming to avoid any confusion.
- To manage the huge rush there is police barricading so either you can walk or can take rickshaws.
- Beware of monkeys and avoid any shades, and any eateries in your hand, as by mistake you wear them and they will snatch it from you in demand of jumpin as they love the drink so much.
Conclusions
Offering prayers and doing meditation calms my mind and soul so much, especially by showing gratitude towards the river, nature, and humanity in the form rituals. Spiritual places have so much power to calm you down and will help you prepare to face any difficulties coming your way.
Listening to morning and evening prayers and bhajan from every temple, lighting diya in the evening during the aarti on the bank of river Yamuna observing surreal sunset is peaceful experience.
This place teaches us to take time for humanity by offering basic food and love to animals, respect nature, believe and have in God exploring the ancient temples of India. Observing devotees performing parikrama in the devotion towards God concentrating on his name and walking, will make you feel more connected and overwhelmed.
Experience the serenity and purity this place holds, away from your daily meetings and struggling prove to be best place to reset and rejuvenate.
