Birla Mandir

Located on the outskirts of the town of Mathura is a serene and architecturally marvellous temple called the Gita Temple. Built by the great industrialist pioneer, Birla, the beauty and the distinctiveness of the red coloured temple facade attracts many pilgrims from all around the world.

The main temple room is a splendid display of craftsmanship and skill with verses of the sacred Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita, a venerated gift by Lord Krishna to the entire humanity, inscribed on all the sides of the walls. Moving beyond them, you can actually feel the power of a scripture that has inspired many a rishis and sages in the human aspiration to attain peace and divinity. The main sanctum has a beautifully ornamented deity of Lord Krishna flanked by other deities like Laxmi Narayan, Ram and Sita.
The temple is surrounded by a lush green well maintained garden that has a striking image of charioteer Krishna and Arjuna from the Mahabharata battlefield along with a tall pillar at the centre known as the Gita stambh. Built entirely of red sandstone, this pictorial scene from one of the most revered texts of Hinduism today stands as a victory mark of good over evil and inspires people from all walks of life to always choose the righteous path with courage and assertiveness as taught by the Lord Himself.