Religion is so deeply ingrained into the life of Indians, which is why they throng to all those places where their spiritual desires can be fulfilled. Mathura is one such sacred place for those seeking spiritual enlightenment.Located around 150 kilometres from Delhi,and 15km from Vrindavan, Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna and has many sites of both historical and religious significance. Krishna in his human form was born to Devaki and Vasudev in the dungeons of the palace of Kansa.To save him from death at the hands of Kansa Krishna was spirited to Gokul where he grew up in the joyful company of the gopas or cowherds.Walking around the narrow bylanes of the city gives you a different taste of India far away from its modernity and steeped in spiritual freedom.

Shri Krishna Janambhumi marks then exact place where Krishna was born and the prison cell where it happened is now on display for tourists to see. Apart from the prison, the Krishna Janambhumi also has a beautiful temple with idols of Krishna and RadhaRani.It is believed that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb destroyed the main temple and constructed a mosque in its place so high as to dwarf it.

Among the other numerous temples that dot the whole of Mathura are the Dwarkadheesh Temple and the Gita Mandir. The Dwarkadheesh Temple is an 19^th century temple with stunning architecture .Festivals associated with Krishna like Holi and Janashtmi are celebrated on a grand scale here.

Lord Krishna was renowned for stealing butter and so it is not unreasonable that sweets of innumerable variety including jalebis and gulab-jamuns,snacks like aloo-puri and mouth watering kachodis are available at all street food joints.

One of the oldest cities on the banks of Yamuna is the holy city of Vrindavan. It is the most imporatant place of pilgrimage for Krishna devotees.When Lord Krishna manifested himself on earth his transcendental abode Goloka Vrindavan Dham in the spiritual sky was also manifested on earth as Vrindavan,which is why this 84 sq mile tract of land is not an ordinary material city to his devotees.It is a place where Krishna still resides with his beloved Radha Rani ji. The name of the city has been derived from Vrinda (tulsi plant) and van (forest) with reference to the two small groves at Nidhivan and Seva Kunj.
The city of Vrindavan hosts hundreds of Lord Krishna and Radha temples scattered throughout, the  most popular temples are the Banke Bihari Ji Temple,the ISKCON Krishna Balram Temple, the Radha Raman Temple and many more.Everywhere you look you can feel that Krishna is still indulging in his playful pastimes or leela along with his cowherd friends.

Being such a sacred place many people give up their worldly life to live in Vrindavan.So many widows breathe their last here  believing they are wed to Krishna.