Nandgaon
Where Krishna grew up, across the fields from Barsana.
- Where
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.7110, 77.3857
Get the Nandgaon stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nandgaon. 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 Nandgaon
Śrī Rādhā Rānī Temple 6.9 km
Barsana's temple to Radha, on the Bhanugarh hill above the town that calls her its daughter.
Barsana 6.9 km
Radha's village, and Lathmar Holi.
Govardhan Parikrama 25 km
Twenty one kilometres around a hill lifted on one finger.
Govardhan Hill 27 km
The low ridge Krishna is said to have lifted on one finger; pilgrims walk round it rather than up it.
Deeg Palace 27 km
A Jat water palace with two thousand fountains, run once a year from tanks filled by bullock power.
Prem Mandir 32 km
Italian marble finished in 2012, lit at night in changing colour, with the Ras Leela carved around its base.
ISKCON Vrindavan 33 km
Where the movement began, in 1975.
Banke Bihari Temple 33 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.
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Questions
Where is Nandgaon?
Nandgaon is in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Śrī Rādhā Rānī Temple (6.9 km), Barsana (6.9 km), Govardhan Parikrama (25 km).
How do I get the Nandgaon stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nandgaon 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 Nandgaon 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.