SHRINATHJI DARSHAN

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SHRINATHJI DARSHAN

• NATHDWARA, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

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NATHDWARA

• Nathdwara stands for Nath Dwar which means
  the doors to Lord.
• Nathdwara is a place where resides the Lord
  Shrinathji.
• Nathdwara is situated on the right bank of
  the Banas River near Udaipur in Rajasthan.
• Lord Shrinathji is the great sanctity for the
  Vaishnavas of Pushtimargi or Vallabha sect which
  is devoted to Krishna as a child
• Nathdwara is known for its Pichhwais (large
  painting on cloth depicting legends from the life
  of Lord Krishna) and Haveli music (devotional
  music, akin to Dhrupad - singing, with
  compositions meant for various seasons, festivals
  and sections of the day).

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SHRINATHJI, YAMUNAJI MAHAPRABHUJI

• Mara Ghat ma virajta Shrinathji, Yamunaji,
  Shri Mahaprabhuji.
• Shrinathji is the Lord Krishna
• Yamunaji is the daughter of Divine Sun and
  queen of Lord Krishna flows in form of divine
  river Yamuna.
• Mahaprabhuji is another name of Shri
  Vallabhacharyaji who was not only a Saint, but
  also a great Philosopher and founder of Pusthi
  Marg.

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Shri Yamunaji

• Shri Yamuna is the fourth element of
  Shrinathji. Shri Yamuna is the daughter of Surya
  (Sun) and sister of Yam. She is symbol of Mukti
  from the evils of Yam and light. Yamunaji is the
  ISHT DEVI of Pushtimarg.
• Yamunas another name(form) is Kalindi who is
  also the daughter of Surya. Kalindi is the fourth
  patrani of Krishna. Yamunaji however is not the
  wedded wife of krishna, but is beloved of Shri
  Krishna.
• Radha is the First beloved of Shri Krishna
  (Radha is the reverse of Dhara). Dhara takes away
  the being from Lord Shiva due to its TRIGUNATMA
  character. On the contrary Radha with the
  strength of Bhakti and Samarpan makes atma meet
  parmatma.
• Gopanga is also sacred beloved of Krishna.
• Third beloved of Krishna is Ananya Purva
  a daughter of Rishi who did Katyani
  Vrat.Yamunaji had emerged from the heart of
  Surya Narayan and landed at Mount Kalindi. She
  had flown on the earth for the benefit of its
  disciples to have Bhakti Bhav.

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Shri Yamunaji

• Yamunaji is the melted form of Bhakti Rass
  liquified image. She has three images
• Adhi-Bhautik The river that flows in
  Mathura,Vrindavan,Gokul, etc.Adhyatmik The
  one that gives boon washes away the sins of the
  
• vaishnavas.Adhi-Daivi
  k The real swaroop of Shri Yamunaji (One of
  the main
• queens of Shri
  Thakorji)
• Mythologically she carries garland of lotus
  in her hands for Lord Krishna. Where there is
  Krishna there is Yamunaji. She is like Krishna.
  Krishna is black as is Yamunaji. Krishna is king
  of kings. So Yamunaji is Queen of Queens
  (Patrani). This is the belief of Pushti marg.
• Yamuna is sister of Niyamak (Yam) who keeps
  account of human beings good and bad deeds. He
  who takes water of Yamuna becomes the son of
  Yamuna. How can the mother torture his child and
  hence he who takes bath in Yamuna should not be
  afraid of Yam.
• Yamuna is the giver of Ashta Siddhi.

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Shri Yamunaji
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Shri Yamunaji
SHREE YAMUNASHTAKAM (Following are a few lines
from Yamunasthakam) Namami Yamuna Maham, Sakal
Siddhi Hetum Muda, Murari Padpankaj Sfuradamand,
Renootkatam, Tatastha Nav Kanana, Prakat Mod
Pushpambunaa, Suraa Sursu Poojitaha, Smara
Pituh Shri yambibhrateem Bhuvam Bhuvana
Pawaneem, Adhigatamane Kashwanaihi, Priyabhiriva
Sevateam, Shuka Mayur Hansadibhihi, Tarang Bhuj
Kankana, Prakat muktikavaluka, Nitambtat
Sundareem, Namat Krushna Turya Priyam.
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Shri Mahaprabhuji

• Shri Vallabhacharyas father was Lakshman
  Bhatt and Illamargaru was the mother. Lakshmans
  parents had performed ninty-five Yagnas and it
  was informed to him by his Guru that the birth
  of an Avtar would take place in his family
  after having completed hundred Yagnas.
• With a view to visit the sacred places of
  North India, Lakshman Bhatt had started from his
  village with his family members to reach Varansi.
  He found the place with peace and during his stay
  in Varanasi, he had performed all five
  Somayagnas.
• Here he lived for some time but later,
  fearing disturbance and violence owing to Muslim
  ruler called Bahulul Lodi he fled with his family
  by a certain route which took him back to his
  native place.
• On his way to the South, he halted at
  Champaranya, a forest area in Raipur District
  i.e. in Madhya Pradesh. The terror and physical
  strain suffered by her resulted in the birth of
  the child at Champaranya, two months prematurely.
  Taking the child to be still-born for it showed
  no signs of life at first, the parents sadly
  placed it under a tree wrapped in a piece of
  cloth and proceeded to the village for rest.
• At night they had a dream in which God
  himself appeared and informed that he had been
  born as their child which they had thought as
  dead. Hence they went to the spot and to their
  surprise they found the divine baby enveloped by
  fire as its protecting spirit.The blessed mother
  extended her arms into the fire and recieved the
  divine baby from the fire. The child was named
  Vallabh. Later he was known as Vallabhacharya.

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Shri MahaPrabhujis Childhood Education

• Lakshman Bhatt himself was a learned man and
  so he took keen interest in his childs
  education. He engaged the best tutors who were
  well versed in their subjects. In his childhood
  Shri Vallabh didn't play with toys like the
  ordinary children but liked to play with idols of
  Shri Krishna or his father's books.
• He completed the study of all the four
  vedas,the upanishads and the six
  darshans(philosophies) at a tender of only five
  years.
• He completed his education at Banaras.He
  defeated many learned men at a very small age of
  only thirteen years.He decided to start a
  parikrama of India when he was only eleven years
  old.
• He completed three such parikramas during
  his lifetime.He used to wear only a dhoti and a
  uparana and he always remained barefoot during
  his life. Shree Vallabhacharya used to meditate
  and talk to his followers in a peacefull
  surrounding area. There are total eighty four
  Baithaks all over India and they are still
  regarded with great reverence by the Vaishnavs.

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Shri Mahaprabhuji
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Constrution of the temple at Jatipura and
starting of Sewa Pranalika by Shri Mahaprabhuji

• Shri Vallabh came to the Giriraj parvat at
  Jatipura during his parikrama.
• Here Shri Govardhannathji (Krishna) ordered
  Shri Vallabh to build a temple for him.Shriji had
  also given a dream to a vaishnav (Shri Puranmal
  Kshatri)in Punjab to come to Jatipura.
• He came to Jatipura and he became a sevak
  (devotee) of Shri Vallabh who later ordered him
  to construct a temple for Shriji at Govardhan
  parvat.
• In this temple Shri Vallabh started the sewa
  pranalika which to this day is carried on by the
  vaishnavas of Pushtimarg.And thus the beautiful
  Pushtimarg was born.

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Shri Mahaprabhujis Family

• When he was in Pandharpur, Shri Vitobha told
  Vallabhacharya to adopt (Gruhastha Dharma) i.e.
  to get married so that the Pushti Marg could be
  propagated for generation after
  generation.Shree Vallabhacharya settled down in
  Varanasi and accepted Mahalakshmi the daughter of
  a Brahmin called Madhu Mangalam, in marriage
  after consulting his mother in S.Y.1560.
• He had two sons. The elder was named Shri
  Gopinathji born in the S.Y.1568 and the second
  son born in the S.Y.1572 whose name was Shri
  Vithalnathji in reverence to Shri Vitobha of
  Pandharpur, whose incarnation he was believed to
  be.
• Shri Vallabhacharya being a great scholar had
  written innumerable books and his commentaries on
  Srimad Bhagvata Purana are considered the best.

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Some interesting Varta prasangs (incidents) about
Mahaprabhuji

• Once when Shri Vallabh went to Ujjain he
  stayed at the Ashram of sage Sandipani.The ashram
  was situated at a very barren area,there was not
  a single tree nearby.When Shri Vallabh was doing
  Sandhya-vandan a leaf from a peepal tree fell
  infront of him. Shri Vallabh inserted into the
  soil and poured some water and a miracle
  happened,instantly a large green peepal tree
  sprung from the ground! Shri Vallabh completed
  his Bhagvat parayan beneath this tree. Once
  when Shri Vallabh went to Bahulavan the local
  Vrajwasis complained to him that the Muslim
  commander did now let them worship the idol of
  the cow Bahula arguing that he would allow them
  to worship it only if the stone idol ate grass.
  Shri Vallabh called the Muslim commander and
  infornt of him kept a small bunch of grass near
  the tail of the idol Bahula.To the astonishment
  of the commander the idol turned it's neck and
  ate the bunch!!On seeing this the commander
  apologised to Shri Vallabh and lifted the ban on
  the worship of the idol.

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Shri Mahaprabhujis last preachings

• When Shri Vallabh was 52 years old, Lord
  Shriji ordered him to leave this world and come
  to Him.Before this Shriji had come twice infront
  of Shri Vallabh with this demand but had returned
  as Shri Vallabh insisted that some important work
  was still to be done.
• The time Shri Vallabh gave respect to
  Shriji's wish and decided to do the Asur Vyamoha
  Leela (leave this world).
• He went to the Hanuman ghat in Varanasi and
  took a maun vrat for 17 days.At the completion of
  this period he called both his sons and wrote a
  stotra of 31/2 shlokas known as the Shiksha
  Shloki as the final message to them. He wrote a
  few words on sand which were as follows-
• Listen to my last words. I forsee a time
  when you will forget God and become engrossed in
  worldly matters. It is likely that you will
  become slaves of your passions which will turn
  you away from the path of Devotion. Instead of
  rendering service to God which is your primary
  duty, you will fritter away your time and energy
  in idle pursuits. But if you follow my advice,
  God will not forget you. You should believe that
  Krishna is our God and never slacken your faith
  in him and then he will surely protect you. You
  should regard him as the be-all and end-all of
  your life. Your ultimate good lies in serving
  him, which should be done with all your heart,
  mind and soul. Trust in his protection. Remember
  him always in all thoughts, words and deeds.

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Shri Krishnas Message

• As soon as he ended, Lord Krishna manifested
  himself visually on the spot and wrote in the
  form of a verse completing Shri Vallabhacharyas
  message and counsel thus-If you have faith in
  me, you will be under my care and protection and
  will not suffer failure of any sort. Be free from
  sorrows and anxieties concerning your future, for
  you are safe in my hands. Only you should love me
  with the love of Gopis. If you do so then you
  will surely secure liberation. That is the only
  mean of union with Me, by which you will regain
  your original divine nature. Do not give your
  thoughts to worldly matters. Be devoted to me and
  render service to ME by all the Means at your
  disposal.Soon after this Shree Vallabhacharya
  rose from his seat and entered into the waters of
  the Ganges singing to himself the song of the
  Gopis and the Yugala Gita from the Bhagvata,
  Concentrating his mind on Gods form. And to a
  brilliant flame in the form of God arose from the
  water and whisked him away in the sight of
  thousands of men, women and children who had
  congregated there to have his last Darshan.
  This aspect gives him transcendental character
  to prove that he was not Prakrutic (natural)
  person like us but divine. We also call him as
  Mahaprabhuji. Hence Vaishnavs consider Shri
  Krishna, Shree Yamunaji and Shree Vallabhacharya
  on equal footings, for this simple reason that
  all the three are inherently capable of
  emancipating the souls from the bondage of life
  and death.

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PUSTI MARG SECT

• The sect flourished under Mahaprabhujis
  second son Shri Vitthalnathji (popularly called
  Shri Gosaiji), and soon adopted the graceful
  lifestyle of the 16th Century royal courts of
  North India. The temple servants still serve the
  beloved prince of Vraj with all the respect and
  deference due to a reigning monarch. The hoards
  of devotees who come to the Haveli for a darshan,
  see the Lord as "Ladelelal", the endearingly
  mischievous son of Yashoda.
• Gosaiji and his decendents have kept the
  alive the spirit of the sect around India.  The
  current Tilakayat (the goswami in charge of
  looking after ShriNathji at Nathadwara) is in
  direct line from Shri Gosaiji and along with
  about 150 other Goswamis, they look after the
  welfare of the sect.
• The main form of the Lord worshipped in
  Pushti Marg is that of Shri Govardhan Dharan, the
  Lord lifting the Mount Govardhan to protect the
  denizens of Vraj. More popularly, this form of
  the Lord is lovingly called "Shri Nathji" by the
  followers of Shri Vallabhacharyaji.
• Shri Gosaiji established seven separate
  Havelies for his seven sons in Gokul. The form of
  baby Krshna (Navanit priyaji), whom he inherited
  from his father, was permanently housed with Shri
  Nathji at mount Govardhan. Navanit Priyaji
  officiates for Shri Nathji when ever the Lord is
  required to perform any rituals outside the inner
  sanctum. All in all, Shri Gosaiji set up nine
  main forms of the Lord to be worshipped by his
  disciples. These are commonly called "Nidhies" of
  the Lord.  Nidhi means an Ocean - these Lords are
  indeed the oceans of great honours and wealth for
  those who have the great responsibility to look
  after them.    

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Basic Concept some terms of Pushti Marg

• According to the Shudhadvait philosophy of
  Maha-Prabhu Shri Vallabhacharyaji, the entire
  universe is part and parcel of the Sachidanand -
  the eternally omnipresent and blissful Lord. By
  this definition, the Lord and His creation are
  one and the same. Hence, the "joy" and bliss
  associated with the Lord are ever present in His
  creation. The only reason why we do not all
  "feel" or experience this joy, bliss and
  completeness, is because we have forgotten our
  true nature - that of being one with the
  universal Lord. As a result, we do not appreciate
  that we too are a part of the eternal Venu-geeta
  of the Lord and we too are part of the "Rakhilam
  Madhuram" that Shri Vallabhacharya sings about in
  the Madhurastakam.
• Rudra Marg   Because Shri Vallabh cried
  when he realized the pain and pleasure of his
  separation from his beloved Lord Shri Krshna.
• Pushti Marg   Because the Lord is
  accessible only through His own grace. The Lord
  cannot be attained by a given formula - He is
  attainable only if He wants to be attained !
• Shuddha-Advaita    Pure Monism where there
  is no difference between the creator and the
  created.
• Bhrahmavada   Brahman, the source and cause
  of all that is in the Universe, is the universe.
  Purest form of monism anywhere, in any religion.
  Uniquely, this is the only philosophy that
  states, categorically, that everything,
  absolutely everything, is perfect just the way it
  is.  Everything is imbibed with the sprite of the
  Lord and as the Lord is eternally perfect,
  everything is perfect !

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The Deity- Lord Shrinathji

• Shri Nathji, literally the "Husband of the
  Goddess of Wealth", has a magnificent mansion in
  the Rajasthani town of Nathadwara, India.
• Shri Nathji is the form of Lord Krishna when
  he lifted the Govardhana Hill.
• He is shown with his left hand raised and the
  right hand closed in a fist and resting on his
  hip. His followers worship him both as Shri
  Radhanath or the Lord of Radha and as the
  mischievous child god Krishna.
• The idol of Shri Nathji is made from a large
  black stone and has several animals engraved on
  it two cows, a snake, a lion, two peacocks, a
  parrot by the gods head, three seated sages, one
  on the Lords left and the other two on his right
  and another snake below the sages. They are
  evidently inhabitants of Mount Goverdhan watching
  Shrinathji reverently.
• A flower garland made of stone around the
  deitys neck resembles a black snake. The god
  wears a large diamond beneath his lips, a gift
  from the Mughal emperor Akbar. The lord here is
  given much respect his clothes and jewellery are
  changed six times a day between the prayer
  services.

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MYHOLOGY

• Vajranabha, the great grandson of Lord
  Krishna, first installed Shri Nathji as a deity
  over 5,000 years ago.
• The deity was then found by Madhavendra Puri
  around 500 years ago, lying neglected in some
  bushes next to the Govardhana Hill in Vrindavan.
  Krishna had appeared to him in a dream and asked
  him to install the deity of Shrinathji who had
  been originally installed by Vajranabha.
• Puri then established the idol in a temple on
  the same hill in 1519 AD. Later Madhavendra
  handed over the service of the deity to
  Vitthalanathji, the son of Vallabhacharya (b.
  1479).
• Vitthalanathji took up the worship of the
  deity and since then it has been carried forward
  by the followers of Vallabhacharya, the Vaishnava
  spiritual guru.
• Vallabhacharya (Mahaprahbhuji) once defeated
  a large group of learned men at Vidyanagar and
  was amply rewarded with gold coins by King
  Krishnadeva Raya.
• The scholar gave away most of those coins and
  kept only seven. Those seven coins were then made
  into an ornament for Shri Nathjis statue which
  is still around his neck.

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HISTORY OF SHRINATHJI

• Shri Nathjis idol was brought to Rajasthan
  from Govardhana near Vrindavan to protect it from
  the hands of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb who in
  1665 was bent upon vandalizing the area of
  Vrindavan by widespread destruction of Hindu
  temples.
• When the Mughal army came to Govardhana, the
  devotees of the Lord showed them the titles and
  gifts given to the temple by the previous Mughal
  rulers.
• The army commander then ordered the deity to
  be taken away from Govardhana. For almost six
  months the statue stayed in Agra after which the
  custodians of the idol of Shrinathji left that
  place with the idol in search of a new heaven.
• While several other princes were diffident,
  it was Maharana Rajsingh of Mewar who dared to
  provide refuge. The idol went on a journey to
  Mewar which took 32 months to complete.
• The decision to settle the Lord here at
  Nathdwara involves an interesting story. When the
  wheel of the chariot carrying the Lord got stuck
  in the mud at a place called Sihar, the Rana saw
  it as a divine sign that Lord Krishna wished to
  settle here. and thus a temple was built at this
  spot and the holy township of Nathdwara grew
  around the temple.
• In 1672 Shrinathji was installed in a new
  temple built in village Sihad, now called
  Nathdwara, on the banks of the Banas.

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SHRINATHJI TEMPLE

• The temple of Shri Nathji dating from 12th
  century BC is a simple structure and is built
  like a house, but simultaneously has grace,
  design and harmony.
• It has been designed in the lines of the
  house of Krishnas father, Nanda Maharaj, in
  Vrindavan. The temple is thus also known as Nanda
  Bhavan or Nandalaya (the house of Nanda Maharaj).
  
• A kalasha (spire) tops it on which are seven
  flags alongwith the weapon of Lord Vishnu, the
  sudarshan chakra (discus).
• There is an interesting story regarding the
  deity of Shri Nathji that forms the basis of a
  temple ritual. It is said that once the Lord had
  torn his clothes while rushing back to the temple
  to be on time for prayers. Since that day it has
  become a custom to first blow the conch and then
  wait for a few minutes before opening the altar
  doors so that the Lord can return from his
  frolicking without any hurry and thus save
  himself from the embarrassment that he had
  already faced once.
• The management of the temple is under the
  main acharya or the spiritual leader of the
  Vallabh Sampradaya, known as the Tilakayata. The
  acharya is also known as Gosain Maharaj.

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SHRINATHJIs JHANKIS (DARSHANS)

• Shrinathji during summer sleeps late at night
  and so rises late in the morning similary in
  winter Shrinathji retires early at night and so
  awakens early in the morning. In winter a Saghdi
  with Coal is lit and placed near him in order to
  produce heat for the divine child.
• Early in the morning the VINA is played to
  awaken Shrinathji and classical songs and music
  is sung during other Jhankis. Shrinathji is
  royally dressed and fed the purest and richest of
  foods.
• Even the water he drinks comes from the
  sacred river Yamuna. Shrinathji wears the best of
  the Dresses/Jewellery which is very rarely
  repeated.
• Normally there are eight Jhankis are eight
  Jhankis every day. These eight Jhankis are for
  a short while because shrinathji being a young
  child can be a Victim of evil eye (Nazar) and
  moreover each Jhanki has a particular meaning and
  purpose.
• The 8 Darshans or glimpses of Srinathji known
  as Ashtaya, are Mangala, Shrungar, Gwal, Rajbhog,
  Uthhapan, Bhog, Sandhaya Aarti and Shayan. In
  each of them the leelas (divine manifestations)
  of the Lord are described and harmonized with His
  daily routine.

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The Attraction of Holy Cows

• The temple has over 500 cows amongst which one
  is honoured of being Shri Nathjis cow.
• This cow comes from a lineage that has served
  the Lord for ages and whose milk is only for the
  deity to drink.
• Milk from the other cows is used to make
  various sweets.

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Other Temple Attractions

• Nathdwara has several other temples dedicated
  to Madana Mohana and Naveet Priya, all located in
  the main Shri Nathji temple complex.
• Madana Mohana deity was gifted to the temple
  by the wife of Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur.
• Naveet Priya temple is dedicated to Lord
  Krishna, or one who is fond of butter (naveet
  means butter and priya means lover).
• The Banamali Temple is also a Krishna Temple
  and is located to the right of the Shri Nathji
  Temple
• The Vitthalnath Temple is right opposite the
  entrance of the Shri Nathji Temple. The deity of
  this temple was previously located at Gokula in
  Brajbhumi or the land of the Braj.

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19th century painting shows Shrinathji temple
complex
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Kettle Drum Gate Musicians play and sing here to
announce that Shri Nathji is prepared to receive
visitors to the temple
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Govardhan Puja Courtyard cows are invited for a
feast in this courtyard during the festival of
Gopashtami
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Suraj Pol (Sun Gate) pilgrims and visitors wait
here until the doors are opened they then rush
in to view Shri Nathji
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Doltibari the room where viewers stand to see
Shri Nathji
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Shri Nathji's Shrine Shri Nathji stands here to
greet his visitors
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SHREENATHJI DARSHAN
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SHRINATHJI DARSHAN
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Navanita Priyaji's Shrine Navanita Priya means
"The Little Boy Who Loves Butter." The small
gilt image of a child with a ball of butter in
his hand has its own separate shrine at the
Nathadwara temple
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Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace) a priestly family,
hereditary caretakers of Shri Nathji and
Navanita Priyaji, resides in this palace
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Festivals

• The Festivals of Nathdwara are also quite
  unique in nature.Annakuta Festival
• The largest is known as Annakuta, which is
  simply a continuation of the traditional worship
  of the Govardhana Hill as performed by the people
  of Vrindavan. It takes place a day before the
  Diwali, another Indian festival that is
  celebrated with much fervour and vigour. A hill
  is made of 2,500kg of rice and is offered to the
  deity of Shri Nathji. and then the temple gates
  are closed which are opened only in the evening
  during the darshan (public viewing) of the Lord.
  The looting of the prasada (mainly sweet
  offerings to a deity) of rice from the annakuta
  (the rice hill) follows. Every single worshipper
  of the Lord joins in the looting with much
  enthusiasm. Rose Festival The month of April
  hosts the Rose Festival and the end of summer
  finds itself in the midst of the Rath Yatra. The
  deity is given a free ride around the town on a
  silver chariot and an offering of 100,000 mangoes
  are also made to him. Jhulana Yatra or the swing
  festival is celebrated here during June/July.
  Swings made of gold, silver, glass and flowers
  with the deity in it are put on display. Children
  specially find it fun to decorate the swing of
  the Lord. Janmashtami, celebrating the birth of
  Lord Krishna, is again a major festival and is
  observed with much fanfare.

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Pichhwai Paintings

• Other than its temples, Nathdwara is also
  famous for its Pichhwai paintings, which are very
  similar in theme to the thangka paintings of
  Ladakh and Tibet.
• Local Brahmin artists produce fine and
  intricate paintings on paper and cloth. Literally
  meaning something at the back, these are large
  paintings on cloth portraying Shri Nathji in
  various costumes and moods.
• The Lord is also shown in the forests
  surrounded by cows and gopinis (milkmaids). They
  depict the events and happenings in the gods
  life and are frequently changed to create
  different moods depending on the occasion and
  ritual.
• Ink blue clouds and dancing peacocks
  represent Lord Krishna with his blue complexion
  while the cows symbolize the devotees craving for
  their Lord.
• The name pichhwai has been derived from the
  position of the painting behind the image of the
  deity in Vaishnava temples of the Pushti Marga
  sect devoted to the childgod Krishna.

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Pichhwai Paintings

• The purpose of the pichhwai was to narrate
  the Krishna stories for the uneducated, and the
  painted pichhwai of Nathdwara has now become the
  main export of the town.
• The paintings are devotional in theme and
  have their own appeal for the Lords worshippers.
  The Nathdwara artists have triumphed in the art
  of detailing, creating pichhwais that are almost
  like a patchwork collection of miniatures. The
  earlier paintings had used colours taken from
  crushed vegetables, like indigo and mineral
  colours such as lapis lazuli. However, commercial
  colours have now replaced them.
• Early pichhwais are rarely available as they
  are much in demand from foreign tourists and are
  sold at exhorbitant prices. These are miniature
  paintings and can be used as cards as well. Most
  of these serve their purpose mainly as low
  quality cheap, souvenirs.

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