Madan Mohan Temple is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, or ''mandir'' or ''koil'' in Indian languages, is a house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together through worship, sacrifice, and devotion.; Quote: "The Hin ...

situated at

Karauli Karauli (also formerly spelled Karoli or Kerowlee) is a city located in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city is the administrative center of Karauli District, and was formerly the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Karauli. Karau ...

, in the

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. The temple is located on the banks of the Bhadravati River, a tributary of the

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in the hills of

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. The temple is dedicated to

Madan Mohan Madan Mohan is a form of the Hindu god, Krishna. Krishna is celebrated as ''Madan Mohan'', who mesmerizes everyone. His consort, Radha is glorified as Madan Mohan's ''Mohini'', who can even mesmerise Madan Mohan (her Kahn). Radha is known as th ...

form of

Krishna Krishna (; sa, कृष्ण ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme god in his own right. He is the god of protection, compassion, tenderness, and love; and is one ...

. In the central altar, Krishna is flanked with the icons of his consort Radha and Lalita on either side.

History

The temple is dedicated to the

. It is believed that one night, King Gopal Singh was instructed by Krishna in his dream to bring his

idol from

Vrindavan Vrindavan (; ), also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the Braj Bhoomi region and holds religious importance in Hinduism as Krishna spent most of his childho ...

to Rajasthan before the attack of

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Aurangzeb on Vrindavan temples. As instructed, the king of Karauli brought the original idol of Madan Mohan with him overnight and got this temple constructed Karauli.Temple profile of Madan Mohanji
/ref> It is also said that to protect idols of Krishna from Mughals, two idols were brought from

and placed one at

and another at

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. It is said that to complete the

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Yatra, it is mandatory to visit Madan Mohan temple and Govind Dev Ji Temple. It is one of the ''Char Dham of Karauli District''. Other three are Kaila Devi Temple, Mehandipur Balaji Temple and Shri Mahavirji. Devotees used to put the

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. ''Jugal Prasad'' is a kind of

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in which devotees offer Laddu and Kachauri. It is put once in a day by one person only. The queue for the same is around two year long.

Festivals

On the festivals like Krishna Janmashtami, Radhastami,

Gopashtami ← Gopashtami (IAST: Gopāṣṭamī) is a festival that is dedicated to Lord Krishna and cows. It is the coming-of-age celebration when Krishna's father, Nanda Maharaja, gave Krishna the responsibility for taking care of the cows of Vrindavan. ...

and

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, temple witness large number of devotees visiting from across the Rajasthan for the "Darshan" of deities. Temple premises are decorated with huge amount of flowers on occasion of important festivals.

References

External Links

*http://www.tourism.rajasthan.gov.in/karauli.html *https://www.rajasthantourplanner.com/Monuments-Citywise/karauli-madan-mohan-temple.html {{Hindu temples in Rajasthan Radha Krishna temples Hindu temples in Rajasthan Karauli district

History

Festivals

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