Vishram Ghat - Mathura

Vishram Ghat is a ghat, a bath and worship place, on the banks of river Yamuna in Mathura, India. It is the main ghat of Mathura and is central to other 25 Ghats. It is at Vishram Ghat that the traditional parikrama (circumambulation of all the important religious and cultural spots of the city) starts and ends.  Lord Krishna is said to have rested at this place after killing Kansa.

The Vishram ghat is lined with elegant temple and some of Mathura's most important shrines are found here - the Mukut Temple, Radha-Damodar, Murli Manohar, Neelkantheshwar, Yamuna-Krishna, Langali Hanuman and Narasimha temples. The baithak of the great Vaishnava, Shri Chaitanya, is also near by.

The aarti held at the Vishram Ghat each evening is not to be missed, for the little oil lamps that are floated on the river set the placid water asparkle with a myriad flickering lights.

Vishram Ghat Aarti Timings

Evening : 7:00 PM- 7:15 PM

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,

·         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,

·         Buddha Ghat.