Barsana
Radha's village, and Lathmar Holi.
- Where
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.6489, 77.3789
Get the Barsana stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Barsana. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Barsana
Śrī Rādhā Rānī Temple 0.5 km
Barsana's temple to Radha, on the Bhanugarh hill above the town that calls her its daughter.
Nandgaon 6.9 km
Where Krishna grew up, across the fields from Barsana.
Govardhan Parikrama 19 km
Twenty one kilometres around a hill lifted on one finger.
Deeg Palace 20 km
A Jat water palace with two thousand fountains, run once a year from tanks filled by bullock power.
Govardhan Hill 21 km
The low ridge Krishna is said to have lifted on one finger; pilgrims walk round it rather than up it.
Prem Mandir 30 km
Italian marble finished in 2012, lit at night in changing colour, with the Ras Leela carved around its base.
ISKCON Vrindavan 31 km
Where the movement began, in 1975.
Banke Bihari Temple 32 km
A temple where the curtain is drawn every few minutes, because the deity's gaze is held to be too much to meet for long.
More famous places to visit in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Barsana?
Barsana is in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Śrī Rādhā Rānī Temple (0.5 km), Nandgaon (6.9 km), Govardhan Parikrama (19 km).
How do I get the Barsana stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Barsana and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Barsana before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.