Mathura, the great holy place is the birthplace of Lord Krishna. Everyone knows about the tales of unmatched love between Radha and Krishna. Mathura and Vrindavan attract a huge crowd every year, just not only for the pilgrimage reasons but Mathura also serves as a great asset among best historical sites in India.
The city of Mathura lies in the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a great tourist place and is situated on the west banks of river Yamuna. A tourist who come to visit Agra also chooses to visit Mathura Vrindavan because of its rich heritage, traditions, and harmonious culture. Also being near to Agra it attracts much crowd with combined Agra to Mathura Vrindavan package.
Being a great tourist hub, Mathura Vrindavan attracts crown during all time of the year. But a preferable time to visit Mathura Vrindavan is during the month of September to November. This is the time of the year in which Mathura has a moderate and sensible climate, neither too hot nor too cold.
September to November is the time after the monsoon. The time when the sky is clear and the weather has moderate conditions. Thus, Mathura also serves great scenic views at that this time. Lying in the northern region of India, the temperature of Mathura is at extreme during the summers and winters.
During the time of Monsoon, the places reflect moderate showers and a bit a rise in humidity during the end of July until September. During the monsoon, the weather is supported by cool winds that make the environment sensible to explore and pleasant to enjoy.

This picture shows the great beauty of nature in Vrindavan. This Lord Banke Bihari temple in Mathura is among the seven holy temples of Thakur of Vrindavan including the Shri Govind Dev Ji and Shri RadhaVallabh Ji in Vrindavan. Want to Experience the traditional Festivals and Culture ?
Mathura and Vrindavan is a real heritage site and Vrindavan being a major place of pilgrimage is called the city of temples. It attracts 500,000 pilgrims every year, especially during the festival events. Lots of people from all over the world travel to Mathura Vrindavan tour to witness great traditions, rich heritage, and culture.
Vrindavan is also the center for various Vaishnava groups. According to the old Hindu tradition, widows have been devoting their whole life to Vrindavan. The shed off all their ornaments, long hairs and opt to wear only white cotton saree during their entire lifetime.
Some of the great festivals that you must experience in Mathura and Vrindavan are -

• Janmashtami (The birthday of Lord Krishna)
• Radha-Ashtami (Appearance day of Radha Rani)
• Holi
• Govardhan Puja
• Guru Purnima

Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami is celebrated with great enthusiasm by the people in Mathura to celebrate the birthday of Lord Krishna.

Holi is again a great festival to experience in Mathura. Two days prior to Holi, lath mar Holi is celebrated in Mathura Vrindavan with thousands of Hindus and tourists.

Are you a senior citizen or differently abled person? If yes, then you must not plan the tour to Mathura Vrindavan during the time when the crowd is high. The best preferable time to travel in such case is when the temperature is moderate, there is no upcoming festival and crowd remains minimum. This will let you enjoy a hustle-free trip. It becomes much easier then to visit the temples, holy places and performs prayers and religious rituals You can choose to visit Mathura during winters, between the months of October and March.

Beside the ghat is the 17m Sati Burj, a four-storey tower built by the son of Behari Mal of Jaipur in 1570 to commemorate his mother’s sati (self-immolation on her husband’s funeral pyre).