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On the Govardhan [[Parikrama]] path on the western bank of 130 sqm sacred artificial lake [[Kusum Sarovar]] (Kusum kund) there are three [[Chhatri]]s housing the [[samadhi]]s of [[Jat people|Jat]] ruler [[Suraj Mal|Maharaja Suraj Mal]] (r. 1755 – 25 December 1763) and 2 his wives, all of these memorials were built by his son and successor [[Jawahar Singh|Maharaja Jawahar Singh]].<ref name=cent1/><ref name=cent2/> The architecture and carving is in the [[Jali|pierced stone style]] and the ceiling of cenotaphs are adorned with the beautiful painting of life of lord Krishna and Maharajs Suraj Mal's court.<ref name=cent1>Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, Dr. Krishna Gopal, Phal S. Girota, 2003, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GAfgAAAAMAAJ&q=surajmal+smadhi+govardhan&dq=surajmal+smadhi+govardhan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTrMrTyJXgAhWLQ48KHf7sBLAQ6AEIMTAB Fairs and Festivals of India: Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh], p. 480-494.</ref><ref name=cent2/> Most imposing chattri is of Mahara Suraj Mal, flanked on either side by two smaller chattris of his two wives, ''"Maharani Hansiya"'' and ''"Maharani Kishori"''.<ref name=cent2>D. Anand, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EsvSwdUgQYcC&pg=PA56&dq=surajmal+smadhi+govardhan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjTrMrTyJXgAhWLQ48KHf7sBLAQ6AEILDAA#v=onepage&q=surajmal%20smadhi%20govardhan&f=false Krishna: The Living God of Braj], Page 56.</ref> Maharaj Suraj Mal is well known for capturing [[Red Fort]] in 1754 CE [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur#Relationship with Feroz Jung III|after defetaing]] the forces of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal king]] [[Ahmad Shah Bahadur]].<ref name=Jat1>[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaJats.htm Jat Kingdom of Bharatpur]</ref><ref name=Har-rev-2>{{Cite web |url=http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gurgaon_1910/History.pdf |title=Haryana Revenue Gazeteer of Gurgaon 1910, Section B - History |access-date=30 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009000200/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gurgaon_1910/History.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>