This village has been named after Radharani’s maternal grandmother Mukhara, who lived at this place and thus the village achieved its name of Mukharai. It is said that Mukhara used to take great transcendental pleasure in arranging secret meetings between Radha and Krishna, and every morning without fail went to take darshana of the ‘Divine Couple’. In the village, one can see Mukhara-kunda, and the famous Mukhara Devi temple containing the deities of Radharani along with Her mother Kirtida, and Her grandmother Mukhara Devi. There is also a bhajana-shila here which is a hollow rock that sounds like a bell when struck.
Location:
This place is 1km past Basanti where one must turn left at the Mukharai junction (situated next to a culvert over a stream) about 1.5km before Radha-kunda. Turning left, follow the narrow lane for 1km to reach Mukharai village.