Mathura, Aug. 16 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited and offered prayers at the Shri Krishna Janmasthan temple in Mathura on the occasion of Janmashtami.

The Chief Minister said that the government will restore Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Gokul, Baldeo, Govardhan, and Radha Kund as sacred pilgrimage sites (Teerths).

Addressing the pubic, Yogi Adityanath said, "... Therefore, our government has decided that we will restore Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Gokul, Baldeo, Govardhan and Radha Kund as 'Teerths'."

Janmashtami is celebrated as the day when Lord Krishna was born.

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