Mathura
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Geography, Climate, History, Different Tourist Spots, Festival, Cuisine, Hotels
, Transport ,Photographs ,Arts and crafts and Map.
Hello Friends,
My name is Sylvia Sen Gupta.If
you love to enjoy visit of Mathura,you
should see the writing part along with photographs until the end to get a
proper guidance of that particular destination, which would make your travel
easy and comfortable.
Mathura is birthplace place of Lord Krishna. It is also believed
that Krishna’s Janmasthan Temple Comlplex is located at the Mathura city.The
city is one
underground prison). Mathura was the capital ofthe kingdom of Surasena ruled by kamsa the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna, Mathura city is part of the
Krishna circuit like Mathura ,Vrindavan
,Barsana ,Govardhan ,Kurukshetra, Dwarka and
Bhalka. Every year in Mathura people celebrate Janmashtami which means the birthday of Lord
Krishna .In ancient times ,Mathura was an economic hub because it was located at the junction of important caravan routes of that era .Mathura
has been chosen as one of the heritage
cities of India and Indian government is trying to improve the city by their
level best. Mathura is situated in Uttar Pradesh state of India.It is situated near by North Agra ,South east of Delhi
,Vrindavan and Govardhan.Mathura lies between 27.28 0N latitude and
77.41 0E longitude
and is situated 174 metres (570
feet) above the sea level .Mathura’s
climate is a local steppe climate.It has little rainfall and average maximum
temperture 33.5 0C and average minimum temperature is 14.0 0C.The
average annual rainfall is 620mm in the Mathura city.The best time to visit
religious place of Mathura is March and
October of every year. Mathura
can be traced to approximate 2500 years ago. Mathura city is mentioned in the
oldest epic.It has been traced from
Ramayana and Mahabharat periods. It is was founded by Satrughant after killing Yadava Lavana at the
site of Madhuvana which has been mentioned in Ramayana. The city was mentioned
as birth place of Lord Krishna in the holy book of Mahabharat.After that it
become one of the holy place of Hindu religion of India.The city was ruled by many
Hindu and Muslim kings of India for many years . After that it came under the
control of the British rule .Independence of India brought Mathura as a part of
Uttar Pradesh state of India . Type of
Tourist site available in
Mathura are : Shri Krishna Janmasthan, Vishram Ghat,Shree Dwarikadhish
Temple, Government Museum,Kusum Sarovar, Govardhan,Sri Sri Krishna Balaram
Temple (ISKCON Vrindavan,Prem Mandir, Vrindavan,Kans Quila, Mathura,Shahi Jama
Masjid,Shri Dauji . Type arts and
crafts available in Mathura
are : Wooden Craft,Brown Wooden Tope,Wooden Mango Wood Ash Catcher,Handmade
Antique Wooden Horse Animal Figure,Navratri Dandiya Stick,Light Wood Solid Wood
Moxa Stand Wooden, Kohinoor Wood Wooden Boxes. Type of festivals celebrated in Mathura are : Holi
(month of March) , Janmashtami (month of
August to September) , Vasant
Panchmi (month of February ),Shivratri(month of March) , Makar Sankranti (
month of January ). Type of cuisine
available in Mathura are : Mathura Ka Peda,Makhan
Mishri,kachori ,jalebi,Khaman, Dhokla , Poha,Bhalle Papdi , Golgappe,Milk,
Rabri , Lassi, Ghewar. Type of accommodation available in Mathura are : Ira
Homestay Mathura,Kishan Home Stay,Manavi Home Stay,Lord Krishna Hotel
Vrindavan,Hotel Maharana Palace,The Radha Ashok,The panachi,LALITA GRAND etc.
Type of transport available in Mathura are : Road services ,railway services,
Air service ,Cycle richshaws ,Rickshaws ,Buses and Taxis . Mathura city to Agra
Airport is 58.3 km. and Mathura
city to
Mathura junction Railway
station is 3km.
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