Sri Nathji

Sri Nathji is a beautiful black marble Deity of Lord Krishna, standing with his left hand upraised lifting Govardhan Hill. Sri Nathji is Lord Krishna as He is depicted at the age of seven while He was lifting Govardhan Hill. The stone around the Deity bears several marks: two cows, a snake, a lion, two peacocks, a parrot by the Lord’s head, two sages seated on his right side and a third on his left, and below the sages is another snake.Around the Lord’s neck is a flower garland, resembling a black snake.

This is small town famous as the home of Sri Nathji. The meaning of the name of town, Nathdwara is “Doorway to Nathji.” It is located 48 km northeast of Udaipur on the bank of the Banas River.