Story of the Radha Govind Murti
The murti worshipped in the
When Rupa Goswami investigated the area he found the
beautiful murti of Krishna .
Rupa Goswami then requested Maharaja Mansingh to build a
beautiful temple. The temple was constructed out of red stand stone.
Radha Govinda Temple
The inner courtyard of the temple is noted for numerous carvings. The center of the courtyard has a beautifully sculptured lotus.
The main murti in the sanctum sanctorum has a huge black
murti of Bhagvan Sri Krishna flanked by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda.
There are murtis of Radha and Jagannath in the temple. There is also a
Govardhan Shila and another Sri Krishna temple.
Majority of the murtis in the temple are replicas as the
original ones were moved to safekeeping in Jaipur when the temple was attacked
by Mughal rulers.
The original murtis worshipped in the temple can be found at
the Radha Govind Temple
in Jaipur.