A city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh located at a distance of 50 kilometers of North Agra is Mathura Agra tour. Once an economic hub of Uttar Pradesh located at a main junction serving as a main caravan route during the ancient times,
Mathura is regarded as the birth place of Krishna.
Mathura Agra tour is regarded as one of the main religious places of the seven to the Hindus mainly because it is the birth place of Lord Krishna. Mathura has an ancient history and according to the archaeological survey society Mathura is regarded as the oldest Indian epic, the Ramayana. Mathura came to be known as Madhuvan because of its thick forest.
Under the Kushan dynasty the art and culture of Mathura reached its zenith. Even Megasthenes in his early writings during the 3rd century has also mentioned Mathura as methora in his writings.
The city of Mathura was home to several Hindu temples. Historians state that it was Mahmud of Ghazni who destroyed most of the temples. The destruction was further continued by Sikandar lodhi who earned the epithet “Butt Shikhan” destroyer of Hindu deities. Aurangzeb was the builder of Jami Masjid. The eerie confusion or fact is that the masjid stands at the exact spot where Lord Krishna was born and today the bigger Krishna temple built by Seth Gokaldas Parikh stands just a few meters away from the original birth place of Krishna.
Mathura is an important religious center for Hindus. The twin city of Mathura- vrindavan is equally responsible for pilgrims and tourists visiting this Hindu religious place. Vrindavan was the home of Krishna when he was a child and hence the small town holds equally significant importance as Mathura.
There are several temples belonging to Hinduism in Mathura. Some of the prominent temples in Mathura that attract pilgrims are- Keshav dev temple, Vishram ghat, Prem Mandir at Vrindavan, Mathura museum, Birla Mandir, Banke bihari temple, Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi, Nandgaon, Barsana, Gokul, Chaumuhan, Baldeo temple, Birla mandir and more.
Mathura holds a strategic importance for the defense forces. Mathura is host to strike infantry units, divisions of armory, brigades of engineers, units specializing in artillery, strategic nuclear command of classifieds and more. Mathura has proven instrumental in showing operational ability to high intensity, short and sudden warfare and battles.
The industries of Mathura are major economic contributors. The advanced and technological high end Indian oil corporation oil refinery is one of the biggest refineries in the country as well as Asia. The textile printing industry , selling bleached white sarees for women and dhotis for men, silver ornaments production, cotton material production, milk based sweets and food production , water tap manufacturing units so on and so forth make Mathura a region of economic importance.
