Shree Mahavir Courier Branches in Mathura

About Mathura — A Brief History

Mathura sits on the western bank of the Yamuna in western UP, and is one of the seven Mokshapuris of Hindu tradition, sacred above all as the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The town's history runs back to at least the seventh century BCE, when it was the capital of the Surasena kingdom mentioned in early Buddhist Pali texts. The famous Mathura school of sculpture flourished here through the Kushan and Gupta periods, and red-sandstone Buddhas, Tirthankaras and Bodhisattvas from this school sit in museums across the world. The Mathura Museum on the riverside still has the largest collection of these.

The Krishna Janmabhoomi temple complex at the centre of the city, marking the spot of Krishna's birth in a prison cell, is the heart of every visit to Mathura. The Vishram Ghat by the river, where Krishna is said to have rested after killing his uncle Kansa, the famous Banke Bihari and ISKCON temples in nearby Vrindavan (just 11 km away) and the Govardhan hill complex 25 km away together form the Braj Bhumi pilgrim circuit that draws millions of devotees a year, especially during Janmashtami and Holi.

Beyond pilgrimage, the local economy mixes brass-and-copper utensils, dairy (Mathura is one of India's largest milk-producing districts), petroleum (the Mathura Refinery is one of the largest in the country) and a strong wholesale trade in oilseeds. Shree Mahavir Courier's Mathura branches handle the daily run of pilgrim mail (which spikes sharply during Janmashtami and Holi), refinery papers, brass-trade dispatch and family parcels for the city and the smaller towns of Vrindavan, Govardhan, Mat and Chhata every working day.