Krishna Experience

Live Krishna’s leelas. Walk Vrindavan.

Steal butter with Kanha’s friends, lift Govardhan in Indra’s storm, dance in the Raas, then walk the real Vrindavan Parikrama, stop by stop. When you are ready to go yourself, our guides cover every temple, timing and festival in Braj.

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Two ways to be in Vrindavan

Interactive, illustrated and full of sound. Best with headphones; both work on a phone.

A Day in VrindavanFrom the dawn ghat to the midnight Raas: float a diya, break the butter pots, play the flute to call the cows, dance on Kaliya, hold up Govardhan, offer aarti and join the Raas. Walk the Vrindavan ParikramaThe real 10.5 km route, scroll by scroll, with a live map. Leave your chappals, buy Frootis, and try to keep your spectacles away from the monkeys of Madan Mohan.

Krishna’s leelas

The best-loved stories, told in full, each with its source in scripture and the place in Braj where it happened.

Makhan Chor: the butter thiefHanging pots, a mortar to climb on, and monkeys waiting below.Kaliya DamanKrishna dances on the hoods of the serpent Kaliya.Govardhan leelaSeven days of storm, and a hill held up on one finger.Raas leelaThe dance of Sharad Purnima, a Krishna beside every gopi.Radha and KrishnaThe love at the centre of Vrindavan.The birth of KrishnaMidnight in Kansa’s prison, and a river that parted.Damodar leelaThe rope that was always two fingers too short.Krishna and SudamaA poor friend, a handful of rice, and a king who wept.

All twelve leelas

Plan your visit to Vrindavan

Researched, dated and honest about what changes: timings, routes, festivals and the monkeys.

Vrindavan travel guideGetting there, when to go, where to stay, what to eat, and the monkeys.Vrindavan templesBanke Bihari, Prem Mandir, ISKCON, Radha Raman and more, with timings.Banke Bihari TempleThe most loved temple in Vrindavan: curtain darshan, no bells, huge crowds.Vrindavan itineraryHour by hour, built around temple opening times.Prem MandirThe white marble Temple of Divine Love, glowing every evening.NidhivanThe grove that is locked every night, because the Raas is said to continue.Govardhan ParikramaThe 21 km walk around Giriraj, with every stop in order.Festival calendarEvery major festival in Braj, November 2026 to December 2027.

Chant and read

Hare Krishna mahamantraSixteen words, what they mean, and how to chant them.Japa counterTap a 108-bead mala. Rounds and streaks saved on your device.108 names of KrishnaThe Ashtottara Shatanamavali, in Sanskrit, transliteration and English.Famous Gita versesKarmanye vadhikaraste, yada yada hi dharmasya and more.

What is Vrindavan?

Vrindavan is a small town on the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh, about 12 km from Mathura and three hours from Delhi. Hindu scripture places Krishna’s childhood here: the butter he stole, the cows he herded, the serpent he tamed and the dance of the Raas. In the 16th century, saints sent by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu rediscovered its forgotten sacred places, and today Vrindavan has thousands of temples and receives millions of pilgrims a year.

Krishna Experience brings that world to you. Live it in our interactive scenes, read the stories behind every place, and when you go, use our guides to temples and timings, the parikrama and the festivals of Braj. Turn on the kirtan at the top of any page, and chant along.