Śrīnāthjī of Nāthdwāra
Deities

Śrīnāthjī of Nāthdwāra

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Uncited
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Eternal

Hindu / Vaishnava / Pushtimarg - Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Rajasthan (24.9375°N, 73.818°E) Śrīnāthjī — 7-year-old Krishna form (Giridhārī, holding up Mount Govardhana) — is the principal deity of the Puṣṭimārga (founded by Vallabhācārya, 1479–1531). The idol was moved from Jatipura (Mathura) to Nāthdwāra in 1672 to escape Aurangzeb. Elaborate daily wardrobe changes (śṛṅgāra): 8 different clothing-sets per day. Lakhs of Gujarati, Rajasthani, and diasporic Pushtimārga devotees pilgrimage. Th

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