Temple guide · Vrindavan

Prem Mandir,
the Temple of Love

Glowing in white Italian marble and changing colour after dusk, Prem Mandir is Vrindavan’s most photographed temple. Here is its story, architecture, darshan timings and the famous evening light and musical fountain show.

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The story

Built in love,
opened in 2012

Prem Mandir — literally the “Temple of Love” — was the vision of Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. Around eleven years in the making, it was inaugurated in February 2012, making it one of Vrindavan’s newest landmark temples and yet, almost overnight, one of its most visited.

Dedicated to Radha Krishna and Sita Ram, Prem Mandir was conceived to express divine love and devotion in stone. Set on a sprawling 54-acre campus on the edge of Vrindavan, it has become a fixture of every Mathura Vrindavan tour for pilgrims and first-time visitors alike.

Architecture

Carved from Italian marble

Prem Mandir is built entirely from gleaming Italian marble, hand-carved with thousands of intricate figures across its walls, pillars and domes. By day it is a study in white; by night it is bathed in shifting colour.

Around the main temple, life-size sculptural scenes depict the great Krishna leelas — Govardhan Leela, the subduing of Kaliya Naag, the Jhulan swing and the Raas Leela. Manicured gardens and fountains complete the grounds, making Prem Mandir as much an experience to wander as a temple for darshan.

Marble temple architecture near Prem Mandir, Vrindavan

Plan your visit

Darshan &
fountain show timings

For the best experience, time your Prem Mandir visit for the early evening — you catch the darshan, watch the marble light up at dusk and see the famous fountain show, all in one visit.

What	Summer	Winter
Morning darshan	from 8:30 AM	from 8:30 AM
Evening darshan	4:30 – 8:30 PM	4:30 – 8:30 PM
Light & musical fountain	7:30 – 8:00 PM	7:00 – 7:30 PM

Entry to Prem Mandir is free. Timings can vary on festival days — cross-check the latest on our Mathura Vrindavan temple timings page.

Getting there

Location &
nearby temples

Prem Mandir stands on the Raman Reti road in Vrindavan, on the town’s outskirts. A private car or auto is the easiest way to reach it. Conveniently, several of Vrindavan’s most-loved shrines are close by, so most pilgrims pair Prem Mandir with:

✓ISKCON Vrindavan — Krishna Balaram Mandir, minutes away
✓Banke Bihari Temple — Vrindavan’s most beloved shrine
✓Nidhivan — the mystic grove of Radha Krishna
✓Krishna Janmabhoomi — the birthplace, in nearby Mathura

Good to Know

Prem Mandir Vrindavan
questions, answered

Prem Mandir was built by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, the fifth original Jagadguru, and is run by his Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat. Construction took around eleven years and the temple was inaugurated in February 2012, making Prem Mandir one of Vrindavan’s newest yet most visited shrines.

Prem Mandir is generally open for morning darshan from about 8:30 AM and again in the evening from around 4:30 PM, with the gates closing by 8:30 PM after the Sayan aarti. Timings shift slightly between summer and winter, so it is best to plan your Prem Mandir visit for the early evening to also catch the fountain show.

The famous Prem Mandir musical fountain and light show runs in the evening — roughly 7:30 to 8:00 PM in summer and 7:00 to 7:30 PM in winter. After sunset the entire marble temple is lit and slowly changes colour, and the choreographed fountain show is the highlight of any Prem Mandir Vrindavan visit.

Prem Mandir stands on the Raman Reti road in Vrindavan, close to ISKCON and within easy reach of Banke Bihari Temple and Nidhivan. It sits on a sprawling 54-acre campus on the outskirts of the town, so a private car or auto is the easiest way to reach it.

Allow about 1.5 to 2 hours for a relaxed Prem Mandir visit — time to walk the carved marble galleries, see the Krishna-leela depictions around the temple and the gardens, attend evening darshan and then watch the light and fountain show. Entry to Prem Mandir is free.

Prem Mandir is built entirely from Italian marble, intricately hand-carved with thousands of figures and dedicated to Radha Krishna and Sita Ram. The grounds depict major Krishna leelas — Govardhan Leela, Kaliya Naag, Jhulan and Raas Leela — in life-size sculptural scenes, which is why Prem Mandir is often called the Temple of Love.

Yes — Prem Mandir is one of the must-see temples on any Mathura Vrindavan tour. The combination of stunning marble architecture, the devotional Radha Krishna theme and the spectacular evening fountain show makes Prem Mandir Vrindavan a favourite with pilgrims and families alike.

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