Mathura City Map Poster

About Mathura

Mathura has an ancient history and also believed to be the birthplace of Krishna, which is located at the Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex. According to the Archaeological Survey of India plaque at the Mathura Museum, the city is mentioned in oldest Indian epic "Ramayana". In "Mahabharata", Mathura was called Madhuvan as it was thickly wooded earlier. Mathura has been chosen as one of Heritage Cities for HRIDAY - Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana scheme by Government of India. The name 'Madhupur' (Sanskrit: मधुपूर) comes from its ancient temple 'Shri Madhupareshwar Mahadev'. Shri means auspiciousness; pur refers to town so Madhupur means a town which gives auspiciousness or blessings to its people who live there or visit there regularly with good thoughts. The historical name used by locals is Maturai, derived from Sanskrit term Matanga (forest).