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Festivals

Overview

  • •Mathura is a Hindu holy city at the banks of the Yamuna River, in the Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
  • •It is a famous pilgrimage city as Krishna was believed to born here as an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Major Festivals

Krishna Janmashtami

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Krishna Janmashtami is grandly celebrated every year in Mathura. Every year 3 to 3.5 million devotees celebrate Janmashtami in Mathura, with the maximum number of devotees visiting the Keshav Deva temple and the Dwarkadheesh temple.

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