Sri Sri Radha Gopinath Temple
It is said that Vajranabha, Krishna's great-grandson, had three Deities of Krishna carved. He never saw Krishna, so the Deities were carved according to the description given by Uttara, the mother of Maharaja Pariksh*t. He had three different images carved, but none of them were perfect.....Govindaji resembled Krishna's face (Mukharavinda), Madana-Mohan resembled K
rishna from the navel down to the lotus feet, and Gopinatha resembled Krishna from the navel to the neck...
In one book about the temples of Vrindavan, the Padma Purana is quoted saying that to get the full vision of Sri Krishna, pilgrims have to visit and offer obeisances to all three Deities during a single day, while the sun is still up. Sri Govinda and Sri Gopinatha are now in Jaipur, and Madana-Mohan is in Karoli, a small town in Rajasthan 182 km from Jaipur. Gopinath was worshiped by Madhu Pandit Goswami and discovered at Vamsivata in Vrindavan by Paramananda Bhattacarya, the disciple of Gadadhar Pandit. Gopinath is "Lord of the Gopis" and His hands playing flute are enchanting not only for the gopis but for ordinary devotees as well. This temple has beautiful carved silver doors. A unique embroidered tulasi-bead jacket and tulasi japa beads, both of which belonged to Madhu Pandit, are displayed in the courtyard. The temple is located in the Topkhanadesh area of Jaipur by Chandpol Bazaar. If you are on Tripoliya Bazaar Road, you go west until you get to Gangori Bazaar Road. Tripoliya Bazaar Rd is the main road, right next to the inner wall. You make a right and go down a few streets and then you make a left and go about a half-km down the road. The temple is on the left.
