There are many deities of our Goswamis in Jaipur. For example, Sri Govinda was originally installed in Vrindavan nearly 5,000 years ago by Lord Krishna’s great-grandson, Vrajanabha. Govinda is one of the four presiding Deities of Vraja-mandala, who was re-discovered and worshiped by Rupa Goswami.
Govinda was later brought to the city of Amber, near Jaipur, by Maharaja Jai Singh II to protect the Deity from destruction at the hands of the Muslim emperor Aurangzeb. Jai Singh’s grandfather had originally constructed the Govinda Temple in Vrindavana.
Govinda was moved to the present temple in Jaipur about 1728. Maharaja Jai Singh created his “City of Victory”, the city of Jaipur, as a dedication to Lord Govinda The temple is in a garden of the palace complex, and when the temple doors were opened, Maharaja Jai Singh in the past could see his beloved Deity from the royal quarters.
On the altar are full-sized Deities of Govinda a beautiful black marble Deity, and Srimati Radharani.
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