Vrindavan also pronounced Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance for Hindus, who believe that Krishna, one of the main Gods in Hinduism, spent most of his childhood in this city.Vrindavan has about 5,500 temples dedicated to the worship of Krishna and his chief consort, Radha. It is one of the most sacred places for Vaishnava traditions.Vrindavan forms a part of the "Krishna pilgrimage circuit" under development by the Indian Ministry of Tourism. In the last 250 years, the extensive forests of Vrindavan have been subjected to urbanisation, first by local Rajas and in recent decades by apartment developers. The forest cover has been whittled away to only a few remaining spots, and the local wildlife, including peacocks, cows, monkeys and a variety of bird species has been virtually eliminated.Vrindavan, a sacred town in Uttar Pradesh, India, is known as Lord Krishna's childhood home, teeming with hundreds of temples (like Banke Bihari, ISKCON) along the Yamuna River, attracting Hindu devotees for its spiritual significance, especially in Vaishnavism, and vibrant culture featuring mystical sites like Nidhivan where divine Raas Leela is believed to occur nightly.Vrindavan Dham is situated in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh a state of India, it is such a religious and holy place of the Hindu religion where Lord Shri Krishna spent most of his childhood days here, whose city is also known as the land of Shri Krishna and Radha Rani. There are about 5500 temples of Shri Krishna and Radha Mata in Vrindavan. Every year lakhs of devotees who worship Shri Krishna as their God come here to have darshan. Especially in the auspicious festival of Janmashtami, a crowd of devotees is formed here. It is said that Lord Shri Krishna was very mischievous and quick-tempered in his childhood in Vrindavan, be it the story of stealing butter or getting his friends to cross the river Yamuna, his innocence was reflected in all. Although Krishna was born in Mathura, which is also a popular pilgrimage & holy place in Uttar Pradesh, his childhood was spent in Gokul, Vrindavan, Nandgaon, and Barsana. The city is also home to the ISKCON temple, the largest temple in the world.