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Pink City the temples are as much splendid as the city itself.
Most of the temples in Jaipur have been built by the maharajas
of the city and as such bear a strong resemblance with the monuments
that constitute the pride of Jaipur. Some of these temples have
been built in the premises of the royal buildings of that time.
The temples as well the monuments reveal the grandiosity of
these Rajputana rulers. The temples are scattered throughout
Jaipur, be that plains, foot hills or palaces.
Pilgrimage centre built by maharaja which lie beyond the
gardens amidst low hills are delightful spots for religious
people. Peace and devotion buzz at such areas. Some ancient
temples, pavilions and holy kunds (natural spring and water
tanks) occur in lush landscape.
Temples like Lakshmi Narayan Temple built in marble a few
years back is a good worshipping place. In Shila Mata Temple
there is image of the patron of goddess which is worshiped
by thousands of devotes. The image was brought from Jessore
(now in Bangladesh) by Raja Man Singh.Temples build in more
recent times are also famous. Many churches are also present
in Jaipur.
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Govind Devji Temple
Situated in the midst of the sprawling Jai Niwas Garden
and to the north of Chandra Mahal, is the spire less temple
of Lord Krishna. The image of the patron deity Govind
Devji, originally installed in a temple of Vrinddavan,
Uttarpradesh and then it was reinstalled here by Sawai
Jai Singh II in 1590, as the tutelary deity.
Thousands of devotees visit the temple everyday and the
crowd runs to Lakhs on any Festive Days. A large number
of people of Vaishnava discipline from Bengal, Bihar,
Manipur & Assam come here and pray to God for their
homage & take a dive into this Celestial Stream of
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Jagat Shiromani Temple:
Jagat Shrimoni Temple was constructed by Shri Kankawatiji,
Maharani of Maharaja Man Singh I, in the commemoration of
her beloved son Maharaja Kumar Jagat Singhji in 1601. Her
son died in the year 6th Oct.1599, while his father was busy
in accumulation the political magistracy of the Mughal emperor
Akbar in Eastern India.
The Temple houses the idol of Lord Krishna and is famous
with the celebrated saint-poetess Mira Bai. The old temple
of Narsinghji and a step well Panna Mian ki Baodi, which still
bears witness to its past glory.
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