Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan

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For Juagadh temple, see Radha Damodar Temple, Junagadh.

Shri Radha Damodar Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu deities Radha and Krishna. The temple is situated in Vrindavan of Indian state Uttar Pradesh. In the temple, Krishna is worshiped in the form of Damodar with his consort Radha. It is one of the main seven Goswami temples of Vrindavan[1] and was established by Madhav Gaudiya Sampradaya.[2] The deities of the temple were carved by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's disciple Rupa Goswami and was later given to Jiva Goswami for worship.[3]

Shri Radha Damodar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictMathura
DeityRadha Damodar
FestivalJanmashtami, Radhastami, Holi, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima
Location
LocationVrindavan
StateUttar Pradesh
CountryIndia
Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan is located in Uttar Pradesh
Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan
Location in Uttar Pradesh
Geographic coordinates27°35′01″N 77°41′45″E / 27.5836°N 77.695743°E / 27.5836; 77.695743Coordinates: 27°35′01″N 77°41′45″E / 27.5836°N 77.695743°E / 27.5836; 77.695743
Architecture
FounderJiva Goswami
Completed1542 CE
Website
https://www.radhadamodarmandir.com/
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History[edit]

Shri Radha Damodar Temple was first established by Jiva Goswami in the year 1542 C.E and was located at Seva Kunj of Vrindavan. Later, In 1670, when the Muslim emperor Aurangazeb invaded Vrindavana, the original deities Radha Damodar were shifted to Jaipur for sometime and when the social conditions became favorable, deities were brought back to Vrindavan in the year 1739 C.E. The deities Radha Damodar have been served in Vrindavan since then.[4][5] Before the disappearance of Jiva Goswami in 1596, he left the deities in the care of his successor Krishna Dasa, the head priest. Presently, the descendants of Krishna Dasa is serving the deities.[2]

Significance[edit]

Giriraj Shila inside Radha Damodar temple.

The temple is one of the ancient temple of Vrindavan. It is among the seven significant temples of Vrindavan which includes Radha Madan Mohan temple, Radha Gokulnanda temple, Radha Raman temple, Radha Govinda temple, Radha Gopinath temple and Radha Shyamsundar temple.[6] The temple also houses the Giriraj Shila having the footprints of Krishna which was believed to be given to Sanatana Goswami by Krishna himself.[3] According to popular belief, four parikramas (circumambulation) of the Radha Damodar Temple is equal to one circumambulation of Govardhana Hill.[7] There are also samadhis of many Gaudiya saints including Rupa Goswami Samadhi and Jiva Goswami Samadhi inside the premises of the temple. Founder of ISKCON, Srila Prabhpada also stayed in this temple for six years before heading to United States of America for preaching about Krishna.[2]

Temple deities[edit]

Along with Shri Radha Damodar ji and Giriraj Shila, the other deities worshiped in the temple are - Shri Radha Vrindavanchandra Ji, Shri Radha Madhav Ji, Shri Gaur Nitai and Shri Jagannath Dev Ji.[2]

Temple timings[edit]

The time zone (UTC+05:30) observed through India by the priest [3] -

Morning - 4:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Evening - 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Prasad, Pushpa (2007-11-01). Lekhapaddhati. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-568447-6.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Radha Damodar Mandir, Vrindavan - Info, Timings, Photos, History". TemplePurohit - Your Spiritual Destination | Bhakti, Shraddha Aur Ashirwad. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Radha Damodar Mandir, Vrindavan - History, Hidden Facts, Location, Review". Vraj Vrindavan. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ↑ Sevak. "Sri Sri Radha Damodara Temple | Holy Dham". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ↑ Mukherjee, Tarapada; Habib, Irfan (1988). "The Mughal Administration and the Temples of Vrindavan During the Reigns of Jahangir and Shahjahan". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 49: 287–300. ISSN 2249-1937.
  6. ↑ "7 Main Temples". Radhanath Swami Yatras. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ↑ "Radhadamodar Govardhan sila". www.salagram.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

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