Vishram Ghat Mathura : Mathura temples

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Vishram Ghat Mathura

Vishram Ghat Mathura is one of the most significant ghats situated on the river banks of Yamuna in Mathura.The Vishram Ghat is dotted with attractive temples and some of Mathura's most significant shrines are found here.The baithak of the famous Vaishnava Saint, Shri Chaitanya, is also near by. The aarti held at the Vishram Ghat each evening.

This kunds are placed very near to Mathura Vishram Ghat. Tradition has it that there were 159 earliest kunds in all. Of these only four survive and can be found. Vishram Ghat is the start and end point of the ‘parikrama’, which is a procession that circumambulates all the important religious spots in Mathura.

The 12 ghats to the north of Vishram Ghat include the Ganesh Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat with its Neelakantheshwar Temple, Saraswati Sangam Ghat, Chakratirtha Ghat, Krishnaganga Ghat, Somatirth or Swami Ghat, Ghantagharan Ghat, Dharapattan Ghat, Vaikuntha Ghat, Navtirtha or Varahkshetra Ghat, Asikunda ghat and Manikarnika Ghat. To the south, there are 11 Ghats - the Guptatirth Ghat, Prayag Ghat marked by the Veni Madhav Temple, Shyam Ghat, Ram Ghat, Kankhal Ghat, the site of the Janmashtami and Jhula festivals, Dhruva ghat, Saptrishi Ghat, Mokshatirth Ghat, Surya Ghat, Ravan Koti Ghat and Buddha Ghat..