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Nathdwara
India
Nathdwara, town, southern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It is situated in an upland region just east of the Banas River, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Udaipur.
Nathdwara, an agricultural market, is connected by road with Udaipur and lies close to a major rail junction to the southeast. The town is best known as a place of Hindu pilgrimage; it contains a 17th-century Vaishnavite shrine that is one of the most famous in India. Within the temple is a celebrated image of the god Krishna, popularly said to date to the 12th century bce. Nathdwara has a government college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur. Pop. (2001) 37,026; (2011) 42,016.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.
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