Keshav Dev Temple

Standing inside the Shri Krishna Janmasthan complex, next to the birthplace itself.

Very little. Security here is the strictest in Braj: phones, cameras and bags normally have to stay outside, and there are checks on the way in. The simplest approach is to leave everything in the vehicle with the driver rather than queue twice. Carry nothing you would mind being separated from.

We do not publish fixed hours for any temple, and it is worth being wary of sites that do.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.

Shri Krishna Janmasthan, Potra Kund and Dwarkadhish 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 Mathura twice.

It can be. A full day covers considerably more than most people expect, and this is a stop we fit in regularly. Tell us what else you want to see and we will build the order around the darshan hours.