Sri Krishna Janmasthan

Sri Krishna Janmasthan Mathura, Temple, History, Route info

Sri Krishna Janmasthan History

S.No	Date	Details
1	5000 years old	Built by the King Vajranabha, Grandson of Lord Krishna,
2	400 AD	New Big temple built by Chandragupta Vikramaditya
3	1017 AD	Destroyed by Mahmud Ghazni. Golden Krishna Idol was stolen.
4	1150 AD	Jajja built the temple during the reign of the King Vijayapal Deva
5	125 Later	Raja Veer Singh Deva Bundela built the temple during the reign of Jahangir
6	1669 AD	Aurangzeb destroyed Keshava Deva Temple
7	1815 AD	East India Company auctioned the area which was purchased by the Banaras King Raja Patnimal
8	1951 AD	Mahamana Pandit and Madan Mohan Malaviya established Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust
9	15 Oct 1953	Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust in association with Seth Jugal Kishore Ji Birla Started temple construction
10	Feb 1982	Temple work completed and installed the Idol

Sri Krishna Janmasthan Mandir Timings

Month	Morning Hours	Evening Hours
Apr -Nov	5:00 am – 12:00 pm	4:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Nov -Apr	5:30 am – 12:00 pm	3:00 pm – 8:30 pm

How to reach Sri Krishna Janmasthan?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Agra which is 64 Km away.
2. Delhi Airport is 168 Km away.

By Train

1. The nearest railway station is at Mathura which is 1.8 Km away.
2. From Delhi, Taj Express runs thru Mathura.
3. Train frequency is high from major cities to Mathura.

By Road

1. The direct bus is available from Mathura to Temple. Taxi and Auto Rickshaw are running frequently.

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