Keshi Ghat
Every day at four o’clock in the morning Vrindavan comes to life. Bells and conch shells resound from the many temples, echoing their way through the dark alleys that weave the town together. At this early hour a steady trickle of pilgrims and local residents slowly find their way to the Yamuna, where their day will begin with a bath in the holy river.
The most principal bathing place in Vrindavan is Keshi Ghat. It is little east of Chir-ghat on the banks of the Yamuna. Keshi Ghat is one of the most beautiful ghats of the Yamuna, with stone inlaid palaces on the banks and massive Madan Mohan temple visible in the backdrop. Here the sacred river Yamuna flows very graciously and extends herself to everyone without discrimination. According to the bhakti tradition, anyone who touches, drinks, sees, smells and bathes in her waters become infinitely purified. This ghat (series of steps leading down to a water body) is named after the pastime where Krishna once rested after defeating the demon Keshi over 5,000 years ago, as mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana.
Serene views of beautiful farmlands and temples across the Yamuna from Keshi Ghat
