कटरा केशवदेव मन्दिर मथुरा

[[chitr:Katra-Keshav-Dev-Mathura.jpg|thumb|250px|katara keshavadev mandir, mathura
Katra Keshdev Temple, Mathura]] yah mandir krishna janmabhoomi avasiy dvar ke nikat mallapura, mathura mean sthit hai. isaka nirman ee. 1600 mean hua tha. isaki lambaee-chau daee 75'X55' hai, lakhori eeant choona aur lal patthar ki yah do manzila imarat hai.

itihas

• bhagavan shrikrishna ne apani ihalaukik lila sanvaran ki. udhar yudhishthar maharaj ne parikshit ko hastinapur ka rajy sauanpakar shrikrishna ke prapautr vajranabh ko mathura mandal ke rajy sianhasan par pratishthit kiya. charoan bhaiyoan sahit yudhishthir svayan mahaprasthan kar gaye. maharaj vajranabh ne maharaj parikshit aur maharshi shaandily ke sahayog se mathura mandal ki pun: sthapana karake usaki saanskritik chhavi ka punaroodvar kiya. vajranabh dvara jahaan anek mandiroan ka nirman karaya gaya, bahian bhagavan shrikrishnachandr ki janmasthali ka bhi mahattv sthapit kiya. yah kans ka karagar tha, jahaan vasudev ne bhadrapad krishna ashtami ki adhi rat avatar grahan kiya tha. aj yah katara keshavadev nam se prasidv hai. yah karagar keshavadev ke mandir ke roop mean parinat hua. isi ke asapas mathura puri sushobhit huee. yahaan kalakram mean anekanek gaganachumbi bhavy mandiroan ka nirman hua. inamean se kuchh to samay ke sath nasht ho gaye aur kuchh ko vidharmiyoan ne nasht kar diya .
• adivarah puran mean isaka ullekh hai. yah mathura ke pavitr evan prachin dharmik sthaloan mean se ek hai. mool mandir ka vidhvans aurangajeb dvara kar diya gaya tha aur is sthal par prachin mandir ke avasheshoan ko pratishthit kar diya gaya tha. kahaan jata hai ki mool mandir ki moorti ko shrikrishna ke pote vajranabh dvara pratishthit karaya gaya tha. kuchh logoan ke anusar, mandir jivazirav siandhiya dvara nirmit karavaya gaya tha. ab is mandir ki mool moorti nathadvara mandir mean hai.
  

pratham mandir
eesavi sanh se poorvavarti 80-57 ke mahakshatrap saudas ke samay ke ek shila lekh se jnat hota hai ki kisi vasu namak vyakti ne shrikrishna janmasthan par ek mandir toran dvar aur vedika ka nirman karaya tha. yah shilalekh brahmi lipi mean hai. [[chitr:Katra Keshav Dev Mathura-2.jpg|thumb|250px|katara keshavadev mandir, mathura
Katra Keshdev Temple, Mathura|left]]
dvitiy mandir
doosara mandir vikramadity ke kal mean sanh 800 ee. ke lagabhag banavaya gaya tha. sanskriti aur kala ki drishti se us samay mathura nagari b de utkarsh par thi. hindoo dharm ke sath bauddh aur jain dharm bhi unnati par the. shrikrishna janmasthan ke sanmip hi jainiyoan aur bauddhoan ke vihar aur mandir bane the. yah mandir san 1017-18 ee. mean mahamood gazanavi ke kop ka bhajan bana. is bhavy saanskritik nagari ki suraksha ki koee uchit vyavastha n hone se mahamood ne ise khoob loota. bhagavan keshavadev ka mandir bhi to d dala gaya.
tritiy mandir
sanskrit ke ek shila lekh se jnat hota hai ki maharaja vijayapal dev jab mathura ke shasak the, tab san 1150 ee. mean jajj namak kisi vyakti ne shrikrishna janmasthan par ek naya mandir banavaya tha. yah vishal evan bhavy bataya jata haian. ise bhi 16 vi shatabdi ke arambh mean sikandar lodi ke shasan kal mean nasht kar dala gaya tha.
chaturth mandir
jahaangir ke shasan kal mean shrikrishna janmasthan par pun: ek naya vishal mandir nirman karaya orachha ke shasak raja virasianh joo dev bundela ne isaki ooanchaee 250 phit rakhi gee thi. yah agara se dikhaee deta bataya jata hai. us samay is nirman ki lagat 33 lakh rupaye aee thi. is mandir ke charoan or ek ooanchi divar ka parakota banavaya gaya tha, jisake avashesh ab tak vidyaman haian. dakshin pashchim ke ek kone mean kua bhi banavaya gaya tha is ka pani 60 phit ooancha uthakar mandir ke pragan mean phavvare chalane ke kam ata tha. yah kuaan aur usaka burj aj tak vidyaman hai. san 1669 ee. mean pun: yah mandir nasht kar diya gaya aur isaki bhavan samagri se eedagah banava di gee jo aj vidyaman hai.