Vishram Ghat
The ghat where Krishna is said to have rested after killing Kansa, and where the Yamuna is worshipped every evening.
- Where
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.5127, 77.6870
Get the Vishram Ghat stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vishram Ghat. 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 Vishram Ghat
Kans Quila 0.7 km
A fortified ruin at Mathura that people have called Kansa's castle since at least the eighteenth century.
Krishna Janmasthan 1.9 km
The prison cell Krishna is said to have been born in, and a mosque beside it.
Government Museum, Mathura 2.3 km
The red sandstone Kushan sculpture of Mathura, gathered in one octagonal building.
ISKCON Vrindavan 6.7 km
Where the movement began, in 1975.
Prem Mandir 6.8 km
Italian marble finished in 2012, lit at night in changing colour, with the Ras Leela carved around its base.
Radha Raman Temple 7.0 km
A self manifested deity, and no photographs.
Banke Bihari Temple 7.5 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.
Gokul 7.7 km
The other side of the Yamuna, and the earliest years.
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Questions
Where is Vishram Ghat?
Vishram Ghat is in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kans Quila (0.7 km), Krishna Janmasthan (1.9 km), Government Museum, Mathura (2.3 km).
How do I get the Vishram Ghat stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vishram Ghat 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 Vishram Ghat 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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