Nathdwara Rajasthan
This city of Rajasthan has the world’s largest statue of Lord Shiva. The height of this statue is 351 feet. A 25 feet statue of Nandi, the rider of Lord Shiva, is installed in front of it. It has been built in Ganesh Tekri area of Nathdwara.
Nathdwara is a city in the Rajsamand district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located in the Aravalli hills,on the banks of the Banas River and is 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur.Shrinathji, is a swarup of lord Krishna which resembles his 7-year-old “infant” incarnation of Krishna. The deity was originally worshiped at Jatpura, Mathura and was shifted in the year 1672 from Govardhan hill, near Mathura along holy river Yamuna after being retained at Agra for almost six months. Literally, Nathdwara means ‘Gateway to Shrinathji (God)’
Nathdwara is a significant Vaishnavite shrine pertaining to the Pushti Marg or the Vallabh Sampradaya or the Shuddha Advaita founded by Vallabha Acharya, revered mainly by people of Gujarat and Rajasthan, among others. Vitthal Nathji,son of Vallabhacharya institutionalised the worship of Shrinathji at Nathdwara. Today also the Royal king family of Nathdwara belongs to the lineage of vallabhacharya mahaprabhuji. They are called Tilkayat or tikaet of Nathdwara.
Daily Eight Darshan opens for devotees as per schedule by temple. Mangala, Shringar, Gwala, Rajbhog, Uthapan, Aarti, And Shayan.
Mobile phones, shocks, and shoes are not allowed. There is locker near the gate you can put your mobile and shoes there. This is free service provided by temple.
All variety of Prasad is very tasteful.
Statue of Belief
Statue of Belief or Vishwas Swaroopam is the tallest statue of the Hindu God Shiva (369 ft.) in the world, that is constructed at Nathdwara in Rajasthan, India. The statue opened on 29 October 2022.