Mathura and Banke Bihari temple Holi: Holi of colors started on the auspicious occasion of Rangbharani Ekadashi in Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple located in Vrindavan. At the same place, colorful Lathmar Holi festival was celebrated at the birthplace of Shri Krishna, to see which lakhs of devotees not only from the country but also from abroad reached Mathura Vrindavan.

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Live Darshan of Banke Bihari

For the first time in history, on the day of Rangbhari Ekadashi, live streaming started in Banke Bihari Ji Temple from 7:00 am, whereas from 1:00 pm, live darshan started on all the social media accounts of Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple. Now you will be able to have darshan of your beloved Shri Banke Bihari Ji while sitting at home. Its testing was going on for the last several days.

Due to Ekadashi, lakhs of devotees were seen circumambulating on the Parikrama route. The temple premises were drenched with colors, gulal, flowers and Holi delicacies and the devotees coming here witnessed this wonderful moment.

Lathmar Holi took place in Mathura

On the other hand, the colorful Lathmar Mahotsav started at the birthplace of Shri Krishna in the religious city of Mathura. It started with the Aarti of the form of Radha Krishna and with the folk songs of Holi, the entire Krishna birthplace became full of devotion and got colored in the colors of Holi, to see which thousands of devotees reached the birthplace of Shri Krishna.

Where artists gave various performances from the stage, played Holi of flowers and colors and gulal were sprayed by hydraulic sprinklers in Shri Krishna’s birthplace, then Lathmar Holi started in the field, in which young men were seen playing Lathmar Holi with the forms of Krishna and Gopis.

This festival is not only a symbol of colors but also of faith, love and tradition. Tight security arrangements were made during the entire event so that the people coming here on this colorful festival of Holi do not face any kind of inconvenience.

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Banke Bihari Temple: Today i.e. on Saturday, an important change has been made in the world famous Thakur Ji’s Banke Bihari Temple located in Vrindavan to provide systematic darshan to the increasing crowd. To control the chaos and crowd that devotees had to deal with for a long time, the temple management has now implemented a new system.

As soon as the doors of the temple opened on Saturday, the devotees had darshan of their adored Thakur Banke Bihari through the special railing installed in the temple courtyard. This change related to darshan was not only convenient for the devotees, but it also made the darshan process look much safer and organized.

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A controlled route was prepared by installing railings

Till now the situation was such that, as soon as the devotees entered the temple, they had to stand amidst the huge crowd to have darshan of Thakur ji. Especially during festivals and weekends, this crowd often became the cause of chaos and jostling, due to which old people, women and children had to face many problems.

Keeping this problem in mind, the temple management has prepared a controlled path by installing railings inside the temple, through which devotees are able to queue up and have darshan. During this period, neither any kind of push nor any situation of chaos was seen. Devotees said that, with this new arrangement, they not only got the opportunity to have darshan of Thakur ji in an organized manner, but also felt relieved mentally.

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If the test is successful, it will be implemented permanently in future.

According to the temple management, this is currently a test arrangement. If this system is successful and proves effective in crowd control, then it will be implemented permanently in the future. The aim of the management is that every devotee gets a chance to have darshan in a safe, smooth and comfortable manner.

The devotees welcomed this initiative and had darshan of Thakur ji without any hesitation. Overall, this new arrangement is being considered a decisive step towards improving the darshan experience at Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan. If the experiment is successful, lakhs of devotees will directly benefit from it in the coming days.

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Bells not used in worship at Banke Bihari Temple: Banke Bihari Temple of Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India is known for its unique tradition. You will be surprised to know that here the bell is not rung during the Aarti of Lord Krishna.

This tradition is not mentioned in any scripture or book, but pure love is the real reason behind doing this. In Vrindavan, God is not worshiped as a deity, but in the form of Lala i.e. a small child.

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Know the reason behind this from Vrindavan’s famous storyteller Indresh Maharaj?

According to Vrindavan’s famous storyteller Indresh Maharaj, here Thakur ji is not woken up, rather he is requested that, Lala get up… Jai Ho Lala. This is the reason why Banke Bihari ji wakes up the last in the entire country.

While in other temples Lord wakes up at Brahma Muhurta, Banke Bihari Ji wakes up around 8 o’clock, because it is believed that a small child always sleeps late and wakes up late.

Devotion based on love in Vrindavan – Indresh Maharaj

This feeling of love is also behind not ringing the bell during Aarti. Indresh Maharaj says that people in Vrindavan believe that Lala can get scared by loud noises. If God gets frightened by the loud sound of the bell, it is considered a sign of lack of love.

Therefore, during the Aarti in Banke Bihari temple, bhajans and kirtans are performed in soft tones. This is the only temple in the world where bells do not ring during the Aarti.

The daily routine of Vrindavan is also run with love. All the temples are closed in the afternoon, because according to beliefs, Thakur ji has gone for Go Charan. On returning in the evening, the first thing that perfume is applied is on their cheeks and hands, like a mother cleaning her child’s face.

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Worship of God is not based on method, but on emotion

According to Indresh Maharaj, love is not given priority in Vrindavan, but religion. Here the worship of God is not based on method but is full of emotion. Lord Krishna is worshiped here as a child. Therefore, their sleep, their fear, their happiness, everything is done just like a human being.

This is the reason why the bell does not ring in the Banke Bihari temple of Vrindavan, because where there is love, there is no noise, only closeness.

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Banke Bihari Temple: On Saturday, on the occasion of Dhanteras, the treasury room was opened in the famous Banke Bihari temple of Vrindavan after 54 years. During this time, heavy police force was also present along with the devotees in the temple premises. Amazing enthusiasm was seen among the devotees and local people regarding the opening of the treasury room.

Even before the treasure room was opened in Banke Bihari Temple after 54 years, the discussion intensified among the people as to what treasure is hidden behind the closed door. Let us tell you what was found in this room of Banke Bihari Temple after the doors were opened?

What was found in the treasure room?

While talking to the media, the service personnel present in the temple told that the treasury room, right next to the sanctum sanctorum of Banke Bihari, was closed years ago for security reasons.

In this room, Thakur ji’s daily use items like utensils, pots, clothes, jewelery and bathing materials etc. were kept.

What did the temple service employee say?

Thakur ji’s small gold and silver jewelery was deposited in State Bank Mathura. When the lock of the treasury room was broken, the room was filled with water. A lot of mud had accumulated inside the room, rats were also seen inside.

Apart from this, when cleaning was done, no valuable items were found in the investigation.

Thakur ji’s service items found in the room

The employees serving in the temple further told that, if any kind of valuable item is taken out from this room of the temple, then it will be used in the service and worship of Thakur ji.

Apart from this, he also told that there was always no such treasure in the temple, which was collected by the kings.

Most of the material is related to the service and worship of Thakur ji. The temple administration also said that all safety standards will be followed while removing or arranging any kind of item. After almost half a century, both curiosity and excitement were seen among the people regarding this treasure room.

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The situation of Banke Bihari Temple in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh is again in the center of discussion. In fact, this time politics has started after the temple treasury was opened after 54 years. Taking aim at this, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said that this is unfortunate. Taking a jibe at the post on the social media handle, he said that so much greed is not good.

Today also on Sunday, the basement of Banke Bihari Temple will be opened to examine the treasure. The investigation will continue for approximately five hours.

Akhilesh Yadav’s post

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav targeted the Yogi government. Posting on X, he wrote, “A tax-bound request to the BJP government… at least leave the treasures of the temples. Even this much greed is not good. Unfortunate!” On the pretext of temple treasury, Akhilesh Yadav is doubting the intentions of BJP and the government. Anyway, the local people are opposing the Banke Bihari Corridor. Which has also been supported by Akhilesh Yadav.

The basement is opening on the orders of the Supreme Court

Let us tell you that this action has started from Saturday 18th October on the orders of the Supreme Court to investigate the basement and treasury of the temple. According to Mathura Circle Officer Sandeep Singh, there is a possibility of valuable and historical items in the treasure. Videography of the entire action is being done. Fire and ASI teams are also involved in this. This is the first time that the treasury of the temple has been opened publicly.

Survey will be held in the basement for five hours on Sunday

The basement will also be open on Sunday to examine the treasure. In which the teams will check the goods kept in it for more than five hours. For which special arrangements have been made for security. No problem has been reported yet.

Let us tell you that thousands of people visit Banke Bihari temple every day and this number increases during festivals.

The long discussion about the time of visiting the world famous Thakur Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan in Mathura finally ended with consent. Today, the final decision has been taken in the fifth meeting of the High Level Management Committee. Tomorrow i.e. from 30 September 2025, a big change will be applicable in the visit time of the temple. Thakur Banke Bihari Maharaj will now give his divine darshan to the devotees for about 2 hours 45 minutes longer than his old times.

The chairman of the High Power Committee and the four members of Goswami Samaj, who are in the committee, have given their consent in writing. The committee has instructed the temple management to strictly follow the orders, so that the devotees can get an opportunity for smooth and safe darshan. This decision has come just before the Navami of Navratri, when lakhs of devotees in Vrindavan will flock to the Navratri worship of Maa Durga and the darshan of Thakur ji. Earlier, devotees had to face long queues due to limited darshan time, but now this change has been made keeping in mind the convenience of devotees.
Service in the morning

Sevayat enters the private temple- 06.00 AM
Darshan opening time- 07-00 AM
Shringar Aarti- 07-10 am
Curtain closed by splashing- 07-15 am
Rajbhog service starts- 07-15 am
Time to begin Rajbhog Aarti- 12-25 PM
Time to close the curtain by splashing- 12-30 PM
Service out of the private temple- 01-30 PM

Service in the evening

Savayat enters the private temple- 03-15 PM
Darshan opening time- 04-15 PM
Sleeping Aarti Time to Start- 09-25 PM
Time to close the curtain by splashing- 09-30 PM
Service out of the private temple- 10-30 PM
Now by changing the time of the temple, devotees will get extra time for darshan, especially when the crowd is at its peak in the evening hours. Thakur Banke Bihari Temple is the spiritual heritage of Vrindavan, where Kanha ji of the child form appeared with devotion to Swami Haridas ji is seated. According to the unique tradition of the temple, there is a tableau darshan, in which the curtain opens every 10-15 minutes.