Hinduism: Details about 'Krishnajanmabhoomi'
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Krishnajanmabhoomi, which means 'the birth-place of Krishna', is a temple built on the birthplace of the Hindu deity Krishna in Mathura, India. It is believed that Lord Krishna was born here in a cell of a prison, which once stood there, and in which his parents (Vasudeva and Devaki) were kept in bondage by the tyrannical king of Mathura, Kamsa. In relatively modern time, a temple called Keshavdas was built on the spot where Krishna was born. The temple was built by Rao Veer Singh Bundela, who was a prominent Hindu nobleman at the Mughal court of Jehangir (1605-27). In late 17th century, during the reign of Aurangzeb (1618-1707), a place of worship, adjacent to the birth place of Krishna, was constructed by some of the followers of his faith. With the decline of the Mughal Empire, and by the early 19th century, the East India Company had emerged as the de facto ruler of large parts of undivided India, and exercised jurisdiction over the region. Before India’s independence, Madan Mohan Malaviya, endeavored during 1940s to build a temple over the spot where Krishna was believed to have been born. In 1953, an organization named the Krishna Janmabhoomi Sansthan was formed, and with the monetary assistance received from different sources, construction of a temple was commenced. The temple was opened to public in 1984.
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