Govind Dev Ji

Its scale and its history — built in the sixteenth century by Raja Man Singh of Jaipur, and unlike anything else in Vrindavan architecturally.

This is the original Govind Dev Ji temple in Vrindavan. The Govind Dev Ji temple inside the City Palace complex in Jaipur is a separate and much later shrine.

Yes, and that is unusual here. Most Braj temples are visited for the deity rather than the structure. This one rewards looking at the building, so allow a little more time than a lane temple takes.

We do not publish fixed hours for any temple, and it is worth being wary of sites that do. Darshan timings across Braj move with the season, the festival calendar and the temple’s own decision, and most temples close for several hours around the middle of the day. Tell us your date and we will confirm the current timings before you travel, then build the day around them rather than against them.

Radha Raman, Madan Mohan and Rangji are the natural additions — all close enough to do on the same run. Tell us how long you have and we will sequence the stops so you are not crossing Vrindavan twice.

No. The same vehicle and driver stay with you for the whole day, so there is nothing to arrange at the other end and nothing to negotiate on the street afterwards.