Govardhan Hill
The low ridge Krishna is said to have lifted on one finger; pilgrims walk round it rather than up it.
- Where
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.4730, 77.4440
Get the Govardhan Hill stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Govardhan Hill. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Govardhan Hill
Govardhan Parikrama 2.8 km
Twenty one kilometres around a hill lifted on one finger.
Deeg Palace 12 km
A Jat water palace with two thousand fountains, run once a year from tanks filled by bullock power.
Barsana 21 km
Radha's village, and Lathmar Holi.
Śrī Rādhā Rānī Temple 21 km
Barsana's temple to Radha, on the Bhanugarh hill above the town that calls her its daughter.
Krishna Janmasthan 23 km
The prison cell Krishna is said to have been born in, and a mosque beside it.
Government Museum, Mathura 23 km
The red sandstone Kushan sculpture of Mathura, gathered in one octagonal building.
Kans Quila 24 km
A fortified ruin at Mathura that people have called Kansa's castle since at least the eighteenth century.
Vishram Ghat 24 km
The ghat where Krishna is said to have rested after killing Kansa, and where the Yamuna is worshipped every evening.
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Questions
Where is Govardhan Hill?
Govardhan Hill is in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Govardhan Parikrama (2.8 km), Deeg Palace (12 km), Barsana (21 km).
How do I get the Govardhan Hill stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Govardhan Hill and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Uttar Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Govardhan Hill before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Uttar Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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