Nathdwara Shrinathji Temple Udaipur

Nathdwara Shrinathji Temple Udaipur
Vital Information for Visitors
Address:

Shrinathji Temple Nathdwara Temple, Risala Chowk, Nathdwara, Rajasthan

Open & Close:

Open on all days
05:00 AM – 12:30 PM
03:00 PM to 08:30 PM

Entry Fees:

Nil

Duration:

2-3 Hours

Famous for:

Historical & architectural heritage.

Nathdwara Temple (Shrinathji Temple) is one of the richest temples of India. Situated in a picturesque natural scenery created by the Aravalli Hills, this famous temple of Nathdwara, about forty eight kilometer from Udaipur, has an important place in the history of temples in India. Housing the main seat of the Vallabha Sect, it attracts lakhs of devotees every year. The Shrinathji Ttemple in Rajasthan is famous for its immense wealth exhibited in the plethora of ornaments and distribution of ‘prasad’. It has wells for storing milk, ghee and other food materials which, it is said, are never emptied. The daily devotional service with all the rituals by the priests is enchanting. It starts with Mangal Bhog followed by Shringar Gwal, Raj Bhog, evening Uthapan Bhog and lastly the Shayan, which constitute the eight lovely glimpses of the Lord Krishna for the devotees. Thousands of devotees flock every day there to have ‘darshan’ of their Lord. This they call 'jhankis'.

From the architectural angle, this temple is very simple unlike other temples of Mewar. Made of brick and lime it has big halls, ‘garbhagraha’ and ‘varandaha’ in front of the idol of Shrinathji. The Nathdwara Temple, enshrining a 600 year old image of Lord Krishna, is sculptured out of a single slab of black marble. Shri Krishna’s Gopal ‘swaroop’ (form) of a seven-year-old child is worshipped as Shrinathji. The idol, considered self-manifested or ‘swayambhu’, had appeared in Govardhan Mountain in twelfth century. The idol was brought from Mathura in 1660 AD. The chariot that carried it would not move after reaching this spot. That was taken as a sign of the deity's desire to remain here. Around these buildings are quarters for the priests and other staff of the temple.

Historical facts relate to the installation of the idol of Shrinathji on the invitation of Maharana Raj Singh in 1671 A.D., which was brought from Brijmandal with a view to avoiding destruction at the hands of the Mughal tyrant Aurangzeb. A village named Ghasyar was also set apart for meeting the running expenditure in connection with the ‘puja’ of the Lord. The present temple was erected in due course and to the south, a town Nathdwara (the portal of the Lord) sprang up. According to the tradition, the chief of the Vallabh Sect and this temple has been a Goswami Tilkayat.

Festivals of Annakut, Diwali and Janmashtami are celebrated in Nathdwara Temple. A Rathyatra of Shrinathji is also carried out in every summer.

Aarti & Darshan Timings in Nathdwara Temple:

AartiStart TimeEnd Time
Mangla Aarti5:15 AM6:00 AM
Shringar Aarti7:15 AM7:45 AM
Gwal Aarti9:15 AM9:30 AM
Rajbhog Aarti11:15 AM12:05 PM
Uthapan Aarti3:30 PM3:45 PM
Bhog Aarti4:45 PM 5:00 PM
Sandhya Aarti5:15 PM6:00 PM
Shayan Aarti6:50 PM7:30 PM

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