Dwarkadhish Temple, Mathura
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This article is about temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. For the temple in Dwarka, Gujarat, see Dwarkadhish Temple.
Shri Dwarkadhish Temple is a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India. In this historic temple, Krishna is worshipped in his Dwarkanath or Dwarkadhish form along with his feminine counterpart goddess Radha in form of Radharani.[2] The temple belongs to Pushtimarg tradition.
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Shri Dwarkadhish Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Mathura |
Deity | Dwarkadhish (Dwarkanath) Radharani (Vrindavaneshwari) |
Festivals | Hindola Festival, Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Holi, Sharad Purnima |
Location | |
Location | Mathura |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Country | India |
Location in Uttar Pradesh | |
Geographic coordinates | 27.5051227°N 77.6850175°E / 27.5051227; 77.6850175 |
Architecture | |
Type | Rajasthani |
Completed | 1814[1] |
Elevation | 169.77 m (557 ft) |
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The current structure of temple was built up by Seth Gokul Das Parikh, the treasurer of then Gwalior State (Scindia) in 1814, with approval and donation from Shrimant Daulatrao Scindia, Maharajah of Gwalior.[1] Gokuldas was a devotee of the third Gaddi of the Pushtimarg whose seat is the Dwarkadhish temple in Kankroli, Rajasthan.[3]