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Prem Mandir, Vrindavan

Hindu temple dedicated to Radha Krishna and Sita Rama

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Inauguration & landscape

The temple's construction began in January 2001 and the inauguration ceremony took place from 15 to 17 February 2012. The temple was opened to the public on 17 February. The cost was 150 crore rupees ($23 million). On 19 March 2026, President of India Droupadi Murmu, accompanied by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, visited Prem Mandir and performed aarti during a three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh. The presiding deity are Shri Radha Govind (Radha Krishna) and Shri Sita Ram. A 6,800 square metres (73,000 sq ft), pillar-less, dome shaped satsang hall, next to the Prem Mandir, accommodates 25,000 people at a time.

Surrounded by beautiful gardens and fountains, the temple complex has life-size depictions of four leelas of Shri Krishna – Jhulan leela, Govardhan leela, Raas leela and Kaliya Naag leela. Different Leelas of Shri Krishna and Rasik saints are depicted all over the wall of the main temple.

It is sister temple of Bhakti Mandir which was opened in 2005 and another sister temple which is known as Kirti Mandir, Barsana opened in 2019.

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