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Radha Madanmohan · Vrindavan, Mathura

Madan Mohan Temple

Built in the Nagara tradition. Madan Mohan Temple is recorded at Vrindavan, Mathura in the Nagara tradition. This page keeps the public facts visible and leaves timings, ticketing and fulfilment to the shrine itself.
Madan Mohan Temple, photographed

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What this page records

Presiding deity
Radha Madanmohan
Tradition
Nagara
Map pin
27.5801, 77.6877
Festival named by the source
Janmashtami, Radhashtami, Holi, Gopashtami, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima
Recorded inception
1501 CE

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The deity

Krishna

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Krishna also known as Govinda, Madhava, Gopala, and other names and titles is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and as the Supreme God in his own right. He is widely revered for his divine qualities of love, compassion, protection, and tenderness. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on Krishna Janmashtami, according to the lunisolar Hindu calendar, which falls in late August or early September of the Gregorian calendar.

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The form

Nagara Style

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The Nagara Style or Nagara architectural style is a Hindu style of temple architecture, which is popular in Northern, Central, Western and Eastern India, especially in the regions around Malwa, Rajputana and Kalinga. Temples classified as Nagara Style are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

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How a temple is commonly read 12 sourced parts
  1. Gopuram

    Where the walk begins — the gate tower you pass under to enter the enclosure.

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  2. Dhvajastambha

    The flagstaff facing the sanctum; the line it marks points you at the deity.

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  3. Mandapa

    The pillared hall you cross before the sanctum, where devotees wait and gather.

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  4. Pradakshina

    The circumambulation path around the sanctum, walked keeping it to your right.

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  5. Antarala

    The short vestibule between the hall and the sanctum doorway.

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  6. Garbhagriha

    The sanctum itself — the innermost chamber holding the presiding image.

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  7. Murti

    The consecrated image in the sanctum that darshan is sought of.

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  8. Vimana

    The tower rising directly over the sanctum in southern temples.

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  9. Shikhara

    The tower rising over the sanctum in northern temples.

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  10. Amalaka

    The ribbed stone disc crowning a northern tower, below the finial.

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  11. Kalasha

    The pot-shaped finial at the very top of the tower.

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  12. Prasada

    The consecrated offering handed back to the devotee on the way out.

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  • The map pin27.5801, 77.6877The coordinates on the registry record, opened in MapsMap ↗
  • The source articleen.wikipedia.orgWhere the facts above were read fromWikipedia ↗