This beautiful pond located near the cities of Mathura and Vrindavan is considered to be the holiest place by the Gaudiya Vaisnavas. It is said that this is the place where Lord Krishna had spent some really sweet and intimate moments with Radha and hence, this place is considered to be special. People from various parts of the country come here to take a dip and wash off their sins.

It is said that this pond was created by Lord Krishna when he and Balaram were attacked by a demon named Arishta. Arishta came in the form of bull and was easily overpowered and killed by Krishna. Hearing that, Radha forbade Krishna to touch her as he had killed someone from the cow family. She said Krishna could only touch her after washing off his sins by bathing in all the holy places on Earth. Krishna then struck the ground with his heel and created a pond and summoned all the holy places around the world to fill it with their waters. Radha Kund was built by Radha herself and her sakhis by digging the ground with their bangles, in answer to Shyama Kund. All the holy waters insisted that they fill up Radha Kund as well and that is how Radha Kund came into existence and is now considered to be the most sacred of all.

Location

Radha Kund is located in a village named Arita that is situated about 14 miles from Vrindavan and Mathura and 3 miles from Govardhan.  It lies to the northwest part of Vraja and about 150 km south from the capital city of New Delhi. It lies on the pilgrimage or parikrama road around the Govardhana Hill that is about 11 km long and is in the shape of the eyes of a peacock.

Climate

The climate of Radha Kund is the typical local steppe climate and is characterized by hot summers and extremely cold winters. June is the hottest month and January is the coldest. There is not much rain all through the year. The average temperature is 25.6o C and the average precipitation is 642 mm.

Geography

Radha Kund itself is a town located in the Mathura district. It is a nagar panchayat in the state of Uttar Pradesh and is visited by people from far and wide. It has many has many hotels nearby where people can stay. It is a well connected place and there are ample buses running from cities like Vrindavan, Mathura and Delhi to this place.

Attractions

This river falls along the parikrama way and is a stopover place for people doing the parikrama. It is a beautiful lake and there are small shops nearby selling cheap collectibles and curios. You simple can sit on the ghats and watch the turtles and fishes or listen to the soothing bhajans and kirtans or see the monkeys play along the tree branches.

How to Reach

Taxi

Radha Kund is well connected to Mathura and Vrindavan and there are local taxis plying in between these two places at reasonable rates.

Bus

There are two direct buses that start at 6:30AM and 12:30 PM from Vrindavan and there are buses to Govardhan from Mathura and Delhi and connecting buses from Govardhan to Radha Kund.

Train

Mathura and Vrindavan both have railway stations. Mathura is well connected to almost all the major cities of the countries and Vrindavan is connected to major cities of UP.  From Mathura and Vrindavan, there are taxis and buses to Radha Kund.

Air

The nearest airports are at Agra and at Delhi. The international airport at Delhi is connected to all the cities of the world while Agra is connected only to Varanasi, Delhi and Khajuraho by air. From Agra and Delhi, there are buses and taxis that connect Mathura and Vrindavan.