Services in Barsanaबरसाना में सेवाएँfood, flowers for puja, fuel, a mechanic, a car wash
Barsana is a small town, and most of its shops are not on Google. Here is what we know, with where it is. For anything else, tell us what you need on WhatsApp: we find someone and agree the price before they start.
Marigold garlands, lotus and roses for Shriji are sold in the market below the steps.
For a big garland, flowers for a seva, prasad for a group or a pandit for a puja, tell us the day and what you have in mind, and we arrange it and send the price first.
IndianOil, Bajaj Filling Station, Barsana. Open until 10 PM, according to IndianOil's station locator.
Driving the Ashta Sakhi villages or on to Govardhan? Fill up here first.
मैकेनिक
Car mechanic and puncture repair
We could not find a mechanic in Barsana listed online that we could vouch for. Message us your car, where it is and what is wrong. We find someone and tell you the charge before work starts.
Want the car cleaned while you are at darshan, or after the dust of the village roads? Tell us where it is parked and when you need it back, and we send the price first.
Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, near Rangeeli Mahal: a free hospital run by Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat since 2007, with 30 beds. Treatment and medicines are free, in allopathy, homoeopathy and ayurveda, with physiotherapy and an eye unit.
Community Health Centre (CHC) Barsana, the government hospital, about 650 m south-east of Shriji. Map
In an emergency, dial 108 for an ambulance.
टैक्सी और पार्किंग
Getting here, getting around, parking
From Delhi
About 130 km by road via Kosi Kalan, 3 to 3.5 hours
From Mathura Junction
About 42 km, around an hour by cab
From Vrindavan
About 45 km
Nearest stations
Kosi Kalan, 15 km, and Mathura Junction
Buses
Barsana bus stand is on the main road, about 600 m east of Shriji. Map
In town
E-rickshaws for short hops. The lanes below the steps are on foot.
Parking
Paid parking at the foot of the hill. On festival days cars are stopped outside town.
Toilets
Public toilets below the hill, about 300 m south-west of Shriji. Map
Cash and UPI work everywhere; cards only at the bigger hotels. Barsana has three ATMs, one of them open 24 hours, and they run dry on festival days, so bring cash for Holi and Radha Ashtami. There is no money changer within 40 km.
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Anything else
A guide, a photographer for Holi, a pandit, a tailor, someone to carry bags up the steps. Ask: if it can be found in Barsana, we will find it, with the price agreed first.
Barsana is vegetarian. Hotel Shri Radha Krishnam at the foot of the steps has a pure vegetarian restaurant; Triveni on Barsana Road is known for its thali; Braj Dham on the Govardhan road has a restaurant and sweets; Upadhyay Radha Rasoi is at the old bus stand.
Is there a petrol pump in Barsana?
Yes. IndianOil's Bajaj Filling Station in Barsana is open until 10 PM, according to IndianOil's station locator.
Is there a hospital in Barsana?
Yes. Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya near Rangeeli Mahal is a free hospital with 30 beds, where treatment and medicines cost nothing. The government Community Health Centre is about 650 metres south-east of Shriji. In an emergency, dial 108 for an ambulance.
Are there ATMs in Barsana?
Yes, three, and one is open 24 hours. They run out of cash on festival days, so bring cash for Holi and Radha Ashtami. Cash and UPI work everywhere; cards only at the bigger hotels.
Can you find a car mechanic or a car wash in Barsana?
Yes. Message us your car, where it is and what you need, and we find someone and tell you the charge before work starts.
How do I get from Mathura to Barsana?
Barsana is about 42 km from Mathura Junction, around an hour by cab. Kosi Kalan station is 15 km away. Message us and we book a cab.
Where can I buy flowers or a garland for Radha Rani?
In the market below the Shriji steps. For a big garland, flowers for a seva or a pandit for a puja, message us the day and we arrange it.
