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Sriji Templea This temple is the headquarters of all the Nimbarka sampradaya temples. Because it is the Nimbarka sampradaya headquarters, it is also known as Rani Bali Kunja, Sri Nikunja and Sriji Maharaja Ki Badi Kunja. The Deity in this temple is named Sri Ananda-Manohara (Radha Krishna) and Vrindavana-Chandra There is a valuable collection of ancient hand written scriptures in Sanskrit and Hindi in the library here. All the printed books of the Nimbarka sampradaya are here. The Queen of Jaipur built this temple in 1823. One of the main mantras of this sampradaya is: Radhe Shyama, Radhe Shyama, Shyama Shyama, Radhe Radhe/ Radhe Krishna, Radhe Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Radhe Radhe. Jhulan Yatra (the swing festival) is a big festival here. You can get a good view of the town of Vrindavana, from the top of this temple. How To Get Here This temple is in Retia Bazaar, near Loi Bazaar. To get to this temple from Loi Bazaar, you go to the end of Loi Bazaar, near Ganga Prasad cloth shop. At the T intersection you make a right and walk about 150m (2 minutes). This temple is on your left. If you know of information that is not listed here, or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at: |
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