Vrindavan is not just a geographical place, but it is the divine abode of Lord Krishna. It has been long regarded as one of India's most historical and iconic cultural grounds due to its incredibly rich cultural heritage, sanctity and spiritual practices. It is the heart of Braj and is considered to be the topmost holy site. According to the Ministry of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh is one of the top three states in India visited by domestic and foreign tourists and an important heritage site of this state. Around 10 crore (100 million) people annually visit the Braj Circuit. Therefore, highlighting its rich tapestry of art, culture, music, dance, oral histories, ancient texts, ceremonies, and festivals is crucial to Vrindavan in the progressively competitive and innovative tourism industry.

This is another of Vrindavan’s famous temples popular among the local Vrajavasis. The original temple was established by Hit Harivamsa, the founder of the Radhavallabha-sampradaya. He was a philosopher-poet who composed a number of devotional songs, similar to the songs of Swami Haridasa. The original temple, which can still be seen, was built a number of years after the Govindaji Temple. The Radha-Vallabha temple was also desecrated by the forces of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1670, after which a new temple adjacent to the old one was built where the Deity is now worshiped.

This is one of the most important of the ‘Seven Goswami Temples’ and was established by Shrila Jiva Goswami, who was both the nephew and the disciple of Shrila Rupa Goswami. The original Deity of Radha Damodara was personally hand carved by Rupa Goswami and given to Jiva as a gift. According to old temple records, Krishna appeared to Rupa Goswami in a dream and asked him to carve a Deity out of stone. Although Rupa Goswami had no experience of carving, by the grace of Krishna he was able to carve a very beautiful Deity from a stone that he found in the Yamuna. Rupa Goswami named the Deity as Damodara and presented it to Srila Jiva Goswami who had been longing to worship a Deity. This Deity is now being worshiped in Jaipur, where most of the Deities of the Gaudiya Goswamis were taken for safety. due to the fear they would be desecrated during the attack on Vrindavan by the Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb’s soldiers in the year 1670. The replica Deity known as the pratibhu-murti, which has exactly the same potency as the original, is presently being worshiped here at the Radha Damodara Mandir.

The sacred grove of Nidhivan is one of the twelve small upavanas, or sub-forests of Vrindavan, it is also considered to be a part of the greater Seva Kunj and the place where many transcendental pastimes including rasa-lila took place. It was here at Nidhivan, just prior to the rasa-dance, that Krishna disappeared from the gopis while taking only Radharani with Him. The word ‘nidhi’ means ‘amorous pastimes’ and ‘vana’ in this regard means ‘small forest’. The pastimes at Nidhivan are similar to the pastimes at Nikunjavana (Seva Kunja), and there is also a rasa-mandala commemorating the rasa-lila which took place here..

The Adi-varaha Purana says, “Keshi-tirtha, the place where Keshi was killed by Krishna, is a hundred times more sacred than the Ganges. By offering pinda to the forefathers at Keshi-tirtha, one attains the result of offering pinda in Gaya.” This is the ghata where Krishna bathed after slaying the horse-demon Keshi.