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Mathura
City in Uttar Pradesh, India

Mathura

Mathura is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Plan a trip to Mathura→From Gautam Buddha Nagar

It is located 162 kilometres (101 mi) south-east of Delhi; and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient times, Mathura was an economic hub, located at the junction of important caravan routes. The 2011 Census of India estimated the population of Mathura at 441,894.

Get in

Getting to Mathura

The nearest airport is Agra (AGR IATA), 50 km from Mathura. Most of the international and domestic flights land at IGI Airport, Delhi (DEL IATA) which is 150 km from Mathura. An upcoming new international airport will also be accessible via the Taj Expressway, 1½ hours from Mathura.

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    Mathura Junction NR

    Most trains between Delhi and Agra stop in Mathura.

See

Worth seeing

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    Government Museum

    Biggest and richest in Asia for Mathura and Gandhar sculpture.

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    Basantar Park

    In memory of the victory of Basantar (1971 war).

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    Birla Temple
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    Dwarkadheesh Temple

    Built in 1814, it is the main temple in the town.

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    Jama Masjid

    Built by Abo-inNabir-Khan in 1661 AD, the mosque has 4 lofty minarets, with bright colored plaster mosaic of which a few panels still exist.

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    Krishna Janmabhoomi

    There are two main places to visit in this complex.

Do

Things to do

Boating. Boating in the holy river Yamuna and a visit to Durvasa Rishi Temple, which is on the other side of the river. Go to the beautiful Hansiya Rani ghat, which was built of red stone in the time of Rani Hansiya and where she used to bathe. Janmashtami. Ramleela. Sep-Oct. A play act based on the story of Ram. In this act the main play is Ram Barat.

Eat

Where to eat

Sweets made of milk and milk products are the specialty of Mathura. Mathura is famous for "pede" (sweet made of milk and sugar).The best shop for trying sweets is "Brijwasi Mithai wala" which are located at 4-5 places in Mathura like Opposite Janmbhumi, in Holigate, in Chowk Bazaar and at the New Roadways bus stand. Other good sweet shops are Gosai Pede Wala, Radhika Sweets, Shankar Mithai Wala, and Bharatpuria.

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    Shankar Mithai Wala

    This candy store is not just famous for its sweet stuff.

How locals move

Getting around Mathura the local way

  • Go nextWhile some walk, some do sashtang namaskar every step, some walk every foot by foot, while old people who cannot walk take vehicle or rickshaw.

From Wikivoyage: Mathura, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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