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Temple legend · 1 telling · contested

Shrinathji from Govardhan to Nathdwara

Krishna's arm and then his face emerge from Govardhan hill; the image is carried away from Braj in 1672 and stops where its cart wheels sink in Mewar.

Shrinathji, Vallabhacharya, Krishna

West India