Kanak Vrindavan
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Kanak Vrindavan is a garden in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. It is built in a valley surrounded by Aravali hills and is located on the way to the Amer Fort at the bottom of the Nahargarh hill. The place is approx 8 km north of the Jaipur city.[1] The garden has many nearby tourist attractions as the Amer fort Palace, Jaigarh fort and Nahargarh Fort along with much lush greenery.
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Kanak Vrindavan | |
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Type | Garden |
Location | Amer Road, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
Coordinates | 26°57′48.83″N 75°50′50.60″E |
Opened | 8.00 to 17.00 hrs |
Operated by | Govt. of Rajasthan |
Status | Lord Krishna & Gopis |
The garden was coined by Kachchwaha Rajput Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur, approximately 275 years ago, at the time when the complex was built. It includes term 'Vrindavan' as the garden resembles the descriptions of the place, where God Sri Krishna had performed MahaRaas near Mathura, and word Kanak came from Maharaja's one of the Maharani Kanakde.[2] This garden is compared to the valley of Vrindavan and the maharaja, consecrated an idol of Sri Krishna in a temple in the Kanak Vrindavan valley called the Shri Govind Deoji Parisar.
The garden consists of a temple, a series of fountains and intricate marble decorations. It is managed by the Government of Rajasthan.