Shri Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan
Shri Banke Bihari Mandir (Hindu temple) is one of the most famous temples in Vrindavan. Not only is the temple beautiful and enchanting, the story behind it is quite fascinating as well.
According to the legend, the temple was initially founded by Swami Haridas ji, who was born in 1478AD. at Haridaspur, near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Later he moved to Nidhivan (in Vrindavan), to practice music and meditation.
One day his disciples entered Kunj (where Haridas ji use to meditate), but instead of seeing anything, they were blinded by an intense bright light. When Swami Haridas ji heard about this, he went to the Kunj and prayed to the lord to appear in front of his disciples. Obliging his request, Lord Krishan appeared along with his wife, Radha.
The beauty of the couple was so enchanting that people present there, forgot to even blink their eyes! Upon seeing this, Swami Haridas ji requested the divine couple to take a single form and also requested them that he wanted his beloved lord to be always in front of his eyes. Granting him both his wishes, Lord Krishna and Radha turned themselves into one single black wooden idol, the same one that is present in the temple today.
The charm and beauty of Shri Banke Bihari ji is the only reason why the ‘darshan’ in the temple is never continuous but is broken by curtain drawn on him regularly. It is also believed that if one stares long enough into the eyes of the statue, the person would lose his self consciousness!
Due to this, no one is allowed to take the photographs of the statue and because of this; one can not shoot photographs/videos during darshan time. However in the afternoon the temple and door to the sanctum is closed for 5 hours, at this time, one can take special permission to shoot photographs inside the temple.
Here are few of the photographs I managed to click during my visit:
Getting there: Vrindavan is located 145kms from Delhi and you can take the following route to reach there: Delhi – Faridabad – Palwal – Kosi – Vrindavan. There are plenty of tourist as well as local buses which play on this route. In case you wish to take a train, you would have to take one to Mathura and then take a bus to Vrindavan.
Temple timings during summer (effective, 2 days after holi):
Add one hour to the timing for winter time, which is applicable 2 days after Diwali.
Opening: 7:45AM
Shringar: 8:00AM
Rajbhog: 11:00-11:30AM
Rajbhog Aarti and closing: 12:00PM
Subtract one hour from the timing for winter time, which is applicable 2 days after Diwali.
Opening: 5:30PM
Shayan Bhog: 8:30-9:00PM
Shayan Aarti and closing: 9:30PM
Ps. No one is allowed to enter during any of the bhogs.
Thank you so much for the pictures and the information. I visited this temple in September and had never heard the origins and explanations. Wish you had
more pictures. I loved the energy inside the temple and wished I could have
stayed there for hours. The people were so enraptured.
Thanks M Perdue, I have a few more photographs, will upload them in a day for two. Couldn’t click a lot of them since I didn’t wanted to use flash in the temple and we hadn’t taken a “official permission”, so we could only take photographs for a short while.
you dont have any official permission to click pictures in the temple even no religious channels are allowed to click pictures so next time dont click any………
Why is that?
It’s not like we tried to capture photographs of Shri Banke Bihari ji, which is prohibited. This is the reason why we had gone there again in the afternoon, because at that time the doors to the sanctum are closed.
Photographing of other parts of the temple isn’t prohibited, though due to all the bureaucratic shackles are country is under, one needs to take “official permission†from people who don’t even sit in the temple! Of course had we known it in the first place, we would have gotten the official permission as well (doesn’t take much to do that), which I will do the next time I go there.
Hi,
First really nice photographs there. Just wanted to tell you. Rukmani was Lord Krishna’s wife and not Radha.
Radha and Krishna were lovers but they didn’t marry. Though Krishna gave a vardan to Radha that her name will be taken with Krishna’s name.
Also yes photography is not allowed in the temples out there. There are many other temples and places you can explore like Angrezon ka Mandir, Nearby Jamuna River and also Govardhan Parvat.
My grandmother & grandfather and dad’s family belongs to Mathura/Vrindavan and my grandfather’s house is still there in Vrindavan so i visit the place really very often…
Regards
Priyam
it is written and said also they were secrately married in bhandir van in brij that place is still present
shri radhe
RADHE RADHE,
JAI SRI RADHE.
JAI SRI BANKE BIHARI LAL KI.
I AM FROM DELHI. ON 9-JULY 2008, I VISITED SRI BANKE BIHARI MANDIR, VRINDAVAN WITH MY FAMILY. I WAS MUCH DISTURBED TO SEE THAT IN SUCH A HIGHLY SACRED PLACE LIKE VRINDAVAN, TODAY’s KALYUGI PEOPLE USE THE WORD ‘CHUTIYA’ SO OFTEN IN THEIR USUAL LANGUAGE. IF PEOPLE CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE OF NOBLE DEVOTEES, AT LEAST THEY SHOULD NOT USE THE ABUSIVE WORDS ‘CHUTIYA’ AGAINST THEM ON THEIR BACK.
I WOULD VERY HUMBLY REQUEST YOU TO PLEASE TAKE STRICT ACTIONS AGAINST SUCH DIRTY-MINDED PEOPLE SO AS TO CREATE A HIGHLY KRISHNA-CONSCIOUS ATMOSPHERE IN VRINDAVAN.
THANKING YOU,
RADHE RADHE,
JAI SRI RADHE,
BOLO SRI VRINDAVAN BIHARI LAL KI JAI
JAI JAI SRI RADHE………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
JAI SRI RADHE
Banke Bihari Temple website has quite an elaborate collection of photographs. Of course the charming Lord Shri Banke Bihariji remains elusive on their photogallery, apparently its said that Lord himself doesn’t like the flash. Meanwhile don’t forget to check out the Hariyali Teej photographs, they remain my personal favorite.
And of course you guys can read through history and other relevant literature available thereon. Check it out:
http://www.bihariji.org
We live overseas and on our trip we took our 3 yo son for darshan, first visit to this temple for us too.The pundit in Temple was really foul mouthed and ill tempered person. My son accidentally went on the stage like area and just wanted to see Bihari ji as he could not understand where is Bihariji’s face in all the glitter and decoration. I was trying to tell him where to look and this pundit came and shoved both of us really hard with such rude commentsthat we were startled. He should have some courtesy toward an innocent child.Our relatives in Delhi visit temple often and I hear that pundit is still there. No wonder there is a decline of temple visit among educated youth.
And I think all this hoopla about not allowing pictures is just to encourage visitors to come for darshan to help maintain temple and religion. In some temples, the pundit wont even let you stand for 2 minutes in front of murti-personal experience.They just shove you ahead.
That’s really bad, Pundit or not, no one has the right to behave in such manner. However did you lodge an official complaint or any thing of that sort? Because without complaints, I don’t think temple trust can take action against such rude people, even if they know how they behave.
shri radhe shri krishna shri radhe shri krishna
Mann laage vrindavan dham jahan hai mere banke bihari
jai jai shree radhe jai jai shree radhe jai jai shree radhe shyam
vrindavan is very exciting place i forget all my worries and tensions.i dn’t know what exactly is there but i feel very relaxed after meeting bihari jee so it means radha rani and krishna is there so once in ur life pls do visit there
shree radhd radhìka raman radha radhika raman radhe
jai shree radhe…………..,…..,,…..,.
sir,very good informations.& photographs of vrindavan.great effort. we are living in agra.regulerly visit bihari ji.& connected with SWAMI HARIDAS SEWA SANSTHAN ATALLA CHUNGI VRINDAWAN.now i want to give more knwledge to desciple of BIHARI JI all over.thanks.YOGESH MAHAJAN.
sir,thank you.because i got Darshan of banke bihari ji maharaj through you.when I was in delhi,I had went banke bihari temple many times in past.but at present i can not go.because i am working in gurat.but i feel his presence in gujrat due to ur site. Shri Radhe RADHE RADHE BARSANE WALI RADHE.still I am waiting for his(banke bihariji maharag) invitation.bolo shri Girirajji Maharaj ki JAi
BNAKE BIHARI KYA BAAT HAI TUMHARI I PRAY TO YOU TO GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO STRUUGGLE TO EARN MY NEEDS ELSE HOW COULD DO IT WITHOUT YOUR BLESSES. ACCEPT MY CHARAN DHOK BANKE BIHARI
BOLO SHRI BANKE BIHARI JEE KEE JAI,
BOLO SHRI RADHE RANI KEE JAI,
BOLO JUGAL SARKAR KEE JAI,
JAI HO JAI HO HAI HO
BIHAR JI ALWAYS ANG SANG
BEHARI JI KI FUL KIRPA
BEHRI JI CALLING ME FOR VISITING VARINDAVAN
BIHARI JI GIVING ME SADBUDHI AND HEALTH AND WEALTH AND PARIWAR
BIHARI JI ALWAYS GIVE ME LOT OF LOVE AND GUIDANCE
JAI SRI RADHE, BOLO SRI BANKE BIHARE JE KI JAI, JAI JAI SRI RADHEY ….. NICE PHOTOS, MAY I HAVE MORE PHOTOS OF GRIRAJ JEE OR PORTRATE OF BIHARE JI
Jai Radhey Krishan ,
Virandavan Temple such a divine place,
I request to those people those trying so rude & no even give a minute to see the Bhihari ji.
Some time such people forget that your r in Temple & doing that ridicules action that some family not allowed to send their young daughter there , they allow their children to go in shopping mall , Market , by said that It is more safe full place rather than temple.
& this Pundit r such a caning person they just want money if you pay a huge money only then they will give you Prasad.
Pl, don’t do such things which makes your more PAPI, People came here to solve their problem & make themselves relax & you r given them chance to be a non human being.
Krihan ji ne who avtar liye hui hain jinse tumhe bhi saja milsakti hai who jitney pyar kartehai utna hi dustoo ka sanhar bhi karte hai.
Bolo jai Krishna murari ki JAI
i recently visited his place..n mujhe bahut achee darshan hue…everytime i listen 2 his tales….tear rolls down my cheeks…..i feel like surrendering onto him…….i love u a lot bhagvanji…plz bless me with ur love
Whenever, I paid a visit to Banke Bihariji Temple, I got a satisfaction and joy and my heart is saying don’t leave this place, sit more time. I got a self satisfaction from your darbar.
SHRI BANKE BIHARI LAL KI JAI.
I VISITED THE HOLY PLACE THIS YEAR IN JAN AND I FOUNDED IT REALLY MAGICAL AND SPIRITUAL.I VISIT THERE WITH MY FAMILY.ME AND MY FAMILY ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.
BANKE BIHARI CALL US AGAIN AND AGAI……..N.
BOLO SHRI BANKE BIHARI LAL KI JA………..I.
BOLO SHRI RADHE RANI KI JAI.
BOLO SHRI VRINDAVAN DHAM KI JA…………..I.
HAMARO DHAN RADHA,MANN RADHA,JEEVAN DHAN RADHA RADHA RADHA….RADHA.
JALDI BULAO BIHARI JI ,WAITING FOR U’R CALL.
BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,BOLO BANKE BIHARI KI JAI,
BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,BOLO RADHEY RANI KI JAI,
BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,BARSANE VALI KI JAI,
KUNJ GALI ME RADHEY RADHEY
BEHARI JI KEE JAI HO
RADHEY MERY SWAMINI ME RADHE JI KO DASS, JANAM JANAM MUJHE DIJYO SHRI VARINDAVAN KO VASS
BIHARI JI APNE BHAGTO KA ABHIMAN DOOR KARTE HAI
BIHRI JI NE HUM KO BAHUT KUCHH DIYA HAI VERY THANKS TO BANKE BEHARI
BANKE BIHARI JI DONE VERY GOOD FOR ME, THEY HAVE GIVEN ME LOT WHICH CAN NOT BE EXPLAIN VERY VERY THANKS TO BIHARI JI SHRI RADHEY JI
I HAVE NO WORDS TO EXPLAIN THE KIARPA OF SHRI BIHARI JI,BIHARI JI GIVEN ME LOT AND GIVEN TWO GRAND SONS THANKS TO BEHARI JI
KIRPA KARO RADHEY KIRPA KARO RADHEY ME JALDI AUN BARSANE
GOVERDHAN JI KI JAI
RADHEY RADHEY
jai shri radheyjai shri radheyjai shri radheyjai shri radhey
BIHARI JEE DOING GOOD FOR ME, BIHARI JEE ALWAYS CARE ME, BIAHRI JEE GIVEN ME EVERY THING, BIHARI JEE ALWAYS GIVEN ME SUCCESS. I ONLY GO TO BIHARI JEE TEMLPLE, BIHARI JEE IS THE MAIN SARKAR, ARRANGEMENT AT BIAHRI JEE TEMPLE IS VERY GOOD, YOU CAN STAY FOR DARSHAN HOW MUCH YOU WANT, NO BODY CAN DISTURB YOU,I ALWAYS VISIT THROUGH SOBHA JEE, HWO GET ME CONNECTED WITH BIHARI JEE.
BOLYE RADHE SARKAR KEE JAI
BOLYE LADLI SARKAR KEE JAI
BOLYE VARINDAVAN KEE JAI
BOLEY BIHARI JEE KEE JAI
radhey rani ki jai
MERY RADHEY PIARI RADHEY, RADHEY RADHEY RADHEY
SUB KI RADHEY PIARI RADHEY, RADHEY RADHEY RADHEY
MERY RADHEY PIARI RADHEY, RADHEY RADHEY RADHEY
SUB KI RADHEY PIARI RADHEY, RADHEY RADHEY RADHEY
LADLI RADHEY PIARI RADHEY, RADHEY RADHEY RADHEY
RADHEY HAMARI SARKAR TO MUJE FIKAR KAHE KE
FICAR KAHE KI MUJHE CHINTA KAHE KE
JUB APNI HO SARKAR TO MUJHE FIKAR KAHE KE
People..
Radha and Krishna are in soul 1. They are one and it is Shri Krishna Himself in the form of Radha and again, Shri Krishna Himself in the form of Rukmani.
It is all the sheer sport of the Lord.
A single Universal Omnipresent Spirit -
Please leave discussions such as Lord Krishna married who, etc etc.
you will slowly understand the truth, what is meant by Supreme Spirit and how the Spirit is merged in forms.
JAI SAI RAM
Joor say bolo radhay radhay
hamaro dhan radhay radhay
Bolo banke bihari lal ki jay…..
JUB APNI HO SARKAR TO MUJHE FIKAR KAHE KE
Shri Radhe Itni Kirpa Tumari Hum Pay Ho Jaye,Kisi Ka Nam Lu Tumara Nam Aaye HIMANSHU AND PAPA LATA AND PRIYA
RADHE RADHE
mero pyaro mohana moh man gyo samaye tera mukh dekhe bina mohe kachu na suhaye
It is time for pandit to talk hard when parents dont control their kids, myself seen it. kids going to main spot and parents just laughing..dont forget the dignity of garbh grih or murti sthal
BANKE BIHARI KI JAI HO,RADHEY RANI KI JAI HO,JAI HO JAI O JAI HO
BIHARI IS THE MAIN THAKUR OF VARINDAVAN 9MAIN SARKAR) MY SARKAR, I ONLY AND ONLI VISIT BIHARI JEE TEMPLE, BIHARI JEE ALWAYS GIVING MY ALL DUTIES
bolo vridaban biharilal ki jai ;radhrani sarkaar ki jai
krishna gobind gobind krishna gobind gobind gopal radha krishna gobind gobind.
shri radha rani to our thakur ji is much much more than being simply a wife.she is a gopi-’go’-senses or ‘indriyan’ ‘pi’-to drink
thus ‘gopi’is one who is much above such wordly relations.gopi has to intake krishna ras via all her senses. more over this word is not only related to a female gender. anyone who fulfills above conditions is eligible to become a gopi.
JAI SHREE BANKE BIHARI LAL KRISHNA BHAGWAN KI JAI!
Banke Biharijiki Jai
Jai Jai Shri Radhe…
BOLO BANKE BIHARI JI KI JAI….ALBELE SARKAR RADHA RANI KI JAI….Today is my birthday….prabhu aap mujhe apni krapa aur daya ke patra main rakhna….I m not that much of intelligent jo aapke diye hue exam main pass ho jao…per itne kripa jarur rakhna ki duniya ke her exam main main 1st aaun…maine aapko apne papa ke baad papa mana hai to aap bus ye rishta janm janmanter tak banaye rakhna…..Jitna diya hai uske liye dhanyawad bolker wo kam nahi kerna chahta…bus aapse aapki bhakti chahta hai aapka ye putra…..
Dharam Bhardwaj
jai krishna jai radhey mujhe varindavan jaldi bulana