Historical Period7c CE
Epic-Puranic period attested; documented by Xuanzang (7th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.), Ibn Battuta (14th c.); destroyed c. 1670, rebuilt 1940s–1990s.
3000 BCE7th century CEPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Tradition-specific
- Gender
- male
- Sacred Colours
- tradition-specific
- Sacred Offerings
- tradition-specific
Primary Scriptures
1 source- Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral
Krishna Janmasthan inner sanctum
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava
Location
- Mathura, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (27.5062°N, 77.6797°E)
Sacred Narrative
See main mathura-keshava-deva. This entry specifies: the inner sanctum — a tiny room said to be the exact prison-cell in Kaṁsa's palace where Krishna was born at midnight on Bhādra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī. Pilgrims enter barefoot, briefly, in silence.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
MantraTradition-specific
- Offerings
- tradition-specific
- Sacred colours
- tradition-specific
🪔 Worship Procedures
- Daily rites
- • tradition-specific
🛕 Principal Temples
- 📍 Mathura, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFestivals: Annual festivalJanmasthan — the exact birth-cell
🎊 Festivals
- Annual Krishna Janmasthan inner sanctum festivalSeasonally · 1–10 days
📜 Primary Scriptural Sources
- Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral
Sources & provenance
🎓 1 Scholarly📖 1 Tertiary
- 🎓Scholarly sourceBookHindu tradition sources
- 📖Supporting referenceGazetteerMathura Gazetteer
