Kans Quila
A fortified ruin at Mathura that people have called Kansa's castle since at least the eighteenth century.
- Where
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.5078, 77.6822
Get the Kans Quila stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kans Quila. 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 Kans Quila
Vishram Ghat 0.7 km
The ghat where Krishna is said to have rested after killing Kansa, and where the Yamuna is worshipped every evening.
Krishna Janmasthan 1.3 km
The prison cell Krishna is said to have been born in, and a mosque beside it.
Government Museum, Mathura 1.7 km
The red sandstone Kushan sculpture of Mathura, gathered in one octagonal building.
ISKCON Vrindavan 7.2 km
Where the movement began, in 1975.
Prem Mandir 7.3 km
Italian marble finished in 2012, lit at night in changing colour, with the Ras Leela carved around its base.
Gokul 7.4 km
The other side of the Yamuna, and the earliest years.
Radha Raman Temple 7.6 km
A self manifested deity, and no photographs.
Banke Bihari Temple 8.0 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 state heritage sites in Uttar Pradesh
Questions
Where is Kans Quila?
Kans Quila is in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vishram Ghat (0.7 km), Krishna Janmasthan (1.3 km), Government Museum, Mathura (1.7 km).
How do I get the Kans Quila stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kans Quila 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 Kans Quila 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.
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