Art of Mathura, Mathura

Name: Art of Mathura
Address: Mathura, India

#11 among attractions in Mathura

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The Art of Mathura refers to a particular school of Indian art, almost entirely surviving in the form of sculpture, starting in the 2nd century BCE, which centered on the city of Mathura, in central northern India, during a period in which Buddhism, Jainism together with Hinduism flourished in India. Mathura "was the first artistic center to produce devotional icons for all the three faiths", and the pre-eminent center of religious artistic expression in India at least until the Gupta period, and was influential throughout the sub-continent. ()

Coordinates: 27°30'0"N, 77°39'36"E

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Nearby attractions include: Government Museum, Kesava Deo Temple, Bankey Bihari Temple, Kans Quila.

1.4 miE
Museum, Archaeological museum, Buddhist architecture
Government Museum, Mathura
35 min walk • The Government Museum, located in the vibrant city of Mathura, India, stands as a testament to the region’s rich cultural and historical heritage. This museum is a treasure trove for those interested in exploring the ancient civilization that once flourished in this...
0.7 miNE
Temple
Kesava Deo Temple, Mathura
18 min walk • The Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex is a group of Hindu temples in Mallapura, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. These temples are built at the location where the Hindu deity Krishna is believed to be born, and is adjacent to the Eidgah mosque built by Aurangzeb.
5.8 miN
Hindu temple built in the 19th century
Bankey Bihari Temple, Vrindavan
149 min walk • Bankey Bihari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the town of Vrindavan, Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to Bankey Bihari who is believed to be the combined form of Radha and Krishna.
1.4 miE
Forts and castles
Kans Quila, Mathura
37 min walk • Kans Quila is a fortified castle located in Mathura, India. The fort is named after "Kansa", a king who lived around 5500 BC, in the ancient city of Mathura, India. Kansa was the maternal uncle of Krishna, a Hindu deity. The fort is believed to be from the age of Mahabharata, about 5500 BC.
5 miN
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Prem Mandir Vrindavan, Vrindavan
129 min walk • Prem Mandir is a Hindu temple in Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is maintained by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, an international non-profit, educational, spiritual, charitable trust.
1.3 miE
Mosque
Jama Masjid, Mathura
33 min walk • The Jama Mosque is a 17th-century congregational mosque in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Abd-al-Nabi Khan, governor of Mathura during the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
5.2 miSE
Lake
Gokul barrage, Mathura
134 min walk • The Gokul barrage, also Mathura barrage is a barrage on Yamuna River at Gokul in Mathura district, top of which also serves as the road bridge. Yamuna has a total of 6 barrages, from north-west to south-east, Dakpathar Barrage, Hathni Kund Barrage, Wazirabad barrage, ITO barrage, Okhla barrage and Mathura barrage.
~0 ftN
Monuments and statues
Kimbell seated Bodhisattva, Mathura
1 min walk • The Kimbell seated Bodhisattva is a statue of a "bodhisattva" from the art of Mathura, now in the Kimbell Art Museum. The statue is dated to 131 CE, by an inscription recording its dedication in "Year 4 of the Great King Kanishka", since the date of the beginning of Kanishka's reign is thought to be 127 CE.
1.6 miE
Temple
Dwarkadheesh temple Mathura, Mathura
40 min walk • Shri Dwarkadheesh Mandir is one of the oldest and largest Hindu temples of Mathura city in state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The current structure of temple was built up by Seth Gokul Das Parikh, the treasurer of then Gwalior State in 1814, with approval and donation from Shrimant Daulatrao Scindia, Maharajah of Gwalior.
5.1 miN
Temple, Hindu temple
Krishna Balaram Mandir, Vrindavan
131 min walk • Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, also called ISKCON Vrindavan, is one of the major ISKCON temples in the world. It is a Gaudiya Vaishnava temple located in the city of Vrindavan, Mathura district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu gods Krishna and Balarama.
1.7 miE
Park
Aram Bagh, Mathura
43 min walk • The Aram Bagh is the oldest Mughal Garden in India, originally built by the Mughal Emperor Babur in 1528, located about five kilometers northeast of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Babur was temporarily buried there before being interred in Kabul.