Lord Krishna was born in a jail
cell of Mathura. Years after ruling the land as a god-king, his name is etched
in the soil of Mathura. Lord Krishna after his birth was brought up by his foster
parents in Vrindavan. Tourists often claim to feel the presence of Lord Krishna
in these regions even after thousands of years.
The best time to visit the
beautiful land of Mathura and Vrindavan is in the summers or during the
pre-monsoon season. Year after year there have been millions of pilgrims who
came to these cities in search of peace, and every year they returned with
their soul attached to the Lord himself.
Although I was in search of
finding a spiritual awakening, I was traveling on a budget. My travel demands
were big but my travel package was cheap due to a last-minute deal on
NatureTrip.co.in.
We started the journey from Agra.
On our way to Mathura, we stopped at Dwarka to visit the Dwarkadish Mandir
which is one of the Char Dham sacred pilgrimages of Hindus. The 2500year old
temple architecture helped me in realizing the journey which I had embarked on.
After getting on the road we stopped at a town called Radha Kund and then
visited the Gita Mandir. It is said that the whole of Geeta is inscribed on the
walls of the temple.
Finally, we reached the Sri
Krishna Janma Bhumi in Mathura. The land where Krishna was born, here the Garba
Griha used to be an old prison cell where Lord Krishna was born. Krishna bhumi
is home to monkeys and cows, considered to be a messenger of the lord. After an
hour or so in the temple, we set on foot to the Vishram Ghat where Krishna jii
came back to rest after defeating Kansa.
After lunch, we left for
Vrindavan. On our arrival, we hitchhiked to the Banke Bihari temple, on our
journey I felt a resonance of energy between me and every other traveler
entering inside the temple. On foot, I traveled to the Hare Rama Hare Krishna
temple by the ISKCON society.
What I saw in the ISKCON temple
helped me in realizing the impact of Lord Krishna on the world. I saw nomads
from the world over sitting in the temple chanting ‘Hare Rama, Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare’. That visual with the chant made its imprint in my
memory.
As the walked out to the end of
my journey, the voice of chants started fading away but it still echoed
silently in my brain as I arrived back in Agra the next morning.
The whole journey was made
possible because of the cheap travel package deals which I bought in a festive deal
by NatureTrip. This journey led me to my spiritual awakening, this journey
marked my way into the doors of Lord Krishna.

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