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 wealth is worshipped. Cows are considered worshipable in Hinduism. This year Govardhan Puja is being celebrated on 2 November. On this day women make the shape of Govardhan mountain with cow dung. The festival of Govardhan is associated with Shri Krishna; on this day, people worship Govardhan mountain. They circumambulate Govardhan mountain and it is believed that by circumambulating Govardhan mountain, their wishes are fulfilled. It is also thought that by circumambulating Govardhan mountain, one gets as much virtue as doing Char Dham Yatra. If you are also planning to circumambulate Govardhan mountain for this Govardhan Puja, then visit Mathura Vrindavan. Let us know how you can travel to Mathura-Vrindavan on a budget on this Govardhan Puja.

Visit Mathura Vrindavan on the day of Govardhan Puja.

Start the journey to the city of Shri Krishna from Mathura. The distance from Delhi to Mathura is about 162 km. It may take 3 hours to complete the journey. If you leave late at night or dawn, you will reach Mathura at the time of morning aarti. After Mathura Darshan, you can visit Vrindavan and Gokul Barsana. Apart from this, you can go for a bath at Yamuna Ghat.

Places to visit in Mathura Vrindavan

In Mathura, you can go to visit Shri Krishna's birthplace. Apart from this, you can visit the Dwarkadhish temple. In Vrindavan, also visit Shri Radharaman, Shri Radha Damodar, Radha Shyam Sundar, Rangnath Ji's temple, Prem Mandir, Shri Krishna Pranami Temple, Akshaya Patra, Vaishno Devi Temple. You can also visit Nidhivan, Shri Rambagh Temple, Gopinath, Gokulesh, and Shri Krishna Balram Temple. Here you must do the parikrama of Govardhan mountain worship Govardhan Mountain and visit the Daanghati temple here.

Budget trip of Mathura Vrindavan

The bus fare from Delhi for Mathura Vrindavan can be around 300 rupees. Apart from this, if you book a private taxi, you can go on a trip for 3000 to 5000 rupees. You will get a hotel room for 1000-1200 to stay here. Book an auto rickshaw to visit local places. You will get a chance to visit many temples for about 400-500 rupees per day. If you are enjoying the journey by taxi, then you can visit the whole city here for about 1500-1800 rupees. On the other hand, if you are taking a tour package, then you can get it for about 7000 rupees/person (2 nights 3 days).

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