Glorious times ahead for Krishna Sarovar
A Braj Foundation Initiative in Mathura

The restoration work of historic Krishna Sarovar is going on at a hectic pace. Situated in Baad village, famous in Braj as the birth place of saint Hita Harivansh Ji Maharaj, Krishna Sarovar is located just beyond the Mathura refinery, off the Delhi Agra highway. Locals confirm the fact that till the British rule, the kund existed as a one acre huge water body. Later a rail line was laid cutting through the middle of the kund and the highway came up on one side. The original water body was thus cut down to a much smaller size. The historic walls of the kund were lost in the sands of time, and with them we have lost significant historical heritage. As far as the huge kund was concerned what remained was a small pond like structure.

The saints residing in the adjoining temple urged the Braj Foundation to take up the task of restoring the water body which was fast disappearing from the face of the earth. Presently desilting work is in progress at the site. One half of the kund has already been desilted and is filled with water. The other half is in process. Here an old ghat like structure has been unearthed. The Foundation is planning to create a pucca or concrete kund structure here while integrating the old ghat structure in its designs. At the same time a kuchcha kund will also be created to take care of the everyday requirements of the nearby villages and settlements. The developmental plans include creation of a peripheral path for circumambulation, a rural amphitheatre, landscaping, and fencing of the whole compound. The locals of Baad village are extending there wholehearted support towards the project.