Govind Dev Ji Temple
The historic Govind Dev Ji temple of Radha-Vallabha tradition is situated in City Palace of Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The temple is dedicated to Govind Dev Ji (Lord Krishna) and his consort Radha ji. The deities of the temple were brought from Vrindavan by Raja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur. This Vaishnav temple is considered to be one of most sacred and significant temple for devotees. According to popular legend, Lord Krishna's image in this temple looks exactly same like Krishna's form during his incarnation on Earth.
| Govind Dev Ji Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Jaipur |
| Deity | Radha, Krishna |
| Location | |
| Location | Jaipur |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Country | India |
  Shown within Jaipur  Govind Dev Ji Temple (Rajasthan)  Govind Dev Ji Temple (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 26°52′35″N 75°47′31″E / 26.8762808°N 75.791839°ECoordinates: 26°52′35″N 75°47′31″E / 26.8762808°N 75.791839°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Maharaja Jai Singh |
Legend
According to the popular legend, the image of Lord Govind Devji was also called "Bajrakrit" because it was created by Bajranabh – The Great Grand Son of Lord Krishna. Some 5,000 years back when Shri Bajranabh was around 13 years old, he asked his Grand Mother (daughter-in-law of Lord Krishna) as to how Lord Shri Krishna looked like. Then based on her description, he made three images. In first image, the feet show the resemblance with the Lord Krishna's feet. In second image, chest area looked like Krishna's. In third image, the face showed complete resemblance with Lord Krishna's face when he was incarnated on Earth.
The first one image known as Lord "Madan Mohan ji". The second image is called as "Gopinathji" and the third image is popular with the name of Lord "Govind Devji". With the passing of ages, the glories of the Indian Culture were being forgotten and the sands of time kept piling up. Together with every other thing, these pious divine images were also lost from the memories of people. Some 500 years ago, legend has it that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu asked one of his disciples to excavate the idol of Govinda, which had been buried there to protect it from the marauders.
Govind devji temple has a high vibrating living spiritual atmosphere which enlivens the hearts of devotees with Lord Krishna's loving spiritual energy emptying them from effects of materialism taking the soul into higher realms of peace.
For Vaishnavites, particularly followers of Lord Krishna, this is one of the most important temple outside Vrindavan.
In this temple, "Aartis" and "Bhog" are offered seven times a day when the deity is unveiled for "Darshan". Thousands of devotees visit the temple daily and an even larger number visit during Janmashtami.
Timings of the Govind Dev Ji Aarti
| Aarti | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Mangla | 4:45 to 5:15 AM | |
| Dhoop | 7:45 to 9:00 AM | |
| Shringar | 9:30 to 10:15 AM | |
| Rajbhog | 11:00 to 11:30 AM | |
| Gwal | 17:30 to 18:00 PM | |
| Sandhya | 18:30 to 19:45 PM | |
| Shayan | 20:45 to 21:15 PM | |
In Govind Dev Ji Temple, there are seven aartis in one day and in that time devotees can have a darshan of Lord govind[1]
References
- ↑ "Govind Dev JI Temple-Amer-jaipur". amerjaipur.in. Agam pareek. Retrieved 25 September 2015.