Daan Ghati Temple – The place where Lord Shri Krishna used to collect tax of Makhan

The Daan Ghati temple is built at the place in Govardhan from where the 21 km Parikrama of Shri Giriraj Maharaj of Govardhan Parvat starts. Although the Parikrama of Govardhan can be started from anywhere and it is so important that it ends at the place from which it is started. But most of the devotees start the Parikrama of Govardhan mountain from Daan Ghati temple, and their Parikrama ends here.

Story of the Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan

The story of the place where the Daan Ghati temple is built is something like this: earlier in Braj, everyone had milk, curd, and Makhan in their house, and most of the people used to run their household by selling these. The women of Braj, who are also called Gopis, often used to take their Makhan to Mathura and Vrindavan through this route.

As we all know that Lord Shri was very fond of butter, for which he sometimes used to steal Makhan. But when Shri Krishna came to know that all the Gopis passed through this route of Govardhan with Makhan, then he used to come and gather at this place with all his friends. And he used to tell all the gopis to pay him tax. The gopis were very surprised at this, and they started saying, For what should we pay you tax? 

Hearing all this, Shri Krishna smiled and said, that I am the king here. If you have to go through this route to sell your Makhan, then you all will have to give me Makhan as tax. Hearing this, all the gopis started laughing and said that they would not give. Then Shri Krishna said that if you do not donate Makhan, then I will not let you go from here. After that, all the gopis donated Makhan, and only after that, Shri Krishna let them go from there.

Since then, Makhan was donated at this place, and Lord Shri Krishna used to come here every day to take the donation of Makhan. Makhan was donated at this place; hence, from then on, this place was named Daan Ghati. Today, a grand temple of Giriraj Ji Maharaj is built here, which we know as the Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan.

How to reach the Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan

Daan Ghati Temple is a very easy way to reach Govardhan, through which one can reach this temple very easily. There is very good connectivity to reach this temple from Delhi, Agra, Mathura, Aligarh, Bharatpur, and Alwar.

By Road

If you want to come to the Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan, by your personal vehicle, then this temple is located at the starting point of Parikrama Marg on Govardhan Deeg Road. To reach Danghati Temple, you will first have to come to Govardhan, and Daan Ghati Temple is located at a short distance from Govardhan Bus Stand.

From Delhi: If you are coming from Delhi, the easiest route would be National Highway 19, from which you can reach Govardhan via Radhakund on the right-hand side from Chhatikara. Chhatikara to Govardhan distance is approximately 19 kilometers, and Delhi to Govardhan distance is approximately 172 kilometers. 

From Mathura: If you are coming from Mathura or Agra, you can reach Govardhan via Mathura’s Govardhan Chauraha; the Mathura to Govardhan distance is about 21 kilometers. If you are coming to Govardhan from Agra or Bharatpur, you can reach Govardhan via Mathura. The distance from Agra to Govardhan is about 75 kilometers, and from Bharatpur to Govardhan is 55 kilometers.

By Train

If you want to reach Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan via train, you will first have to reach Mathura Junction or Govardhan station, after which you can easily reach Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan.

Trains arrive at Govardhan station from limited places, so before planning your journey, you must check whether there is a train facility from your city to Govardhan or not. Apart from this, you will get trains from any city in the country to Mathura Junction, so you can reach Mathura very easily.

By Airplane

The air route to reach Daan Ghati Temple, Govardhan, is Agra or Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, from there you can reach Daan Ghati Temple by taxi, bus, and train. 

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Conclusion-

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