General Information
Best Time
September-February Location
48-km From Udaipur, Rajasthan
Summer
Light Tropical
Winter
Light Woollen
Nathdwara is a popular Hindu pilgrimage site. This is one of the
most celebrated pilgrimage shrines of India, enshrining Krishna
as Govardhana Giridhari. Nathdwara is situated 48-km northeast of
Udaipur in Rajasthan, on the banks of the Banas River. Nathdwara
enshrines Shrinathji - an image of Krishna, which was originally
enshrined at the Vraja Bhoomi at Mount Govardhana near Mathura.The
name Nathdwara means 'Gate of the Lord'. The image was brought to
Mewar, for the sake of protection during the period of Aurangazeb,
the Mughal monarch.
The chariot carrying the image is said to have gotten stuck here,
and hence a temple was established with the permission of the then
Rana of Mewar, at Nathdwara. Nathdwara is very closely associated
with the Vallabha Sampradaya of Vaishnavism. Prior to his visiting
the Shrinathji shrine, Vallabhacharya is said to have described
Puri, Pandharpur, Srirangam and Tirupati as four great centres of
Vaishnavism, in his work 'Tatvartha Deepa Nibhandha'.The town is
an agricultural market and has a government college affiliated with
the University of Rajasthan.
North
India States
