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Nathdwara



                               Gateway to the Lord



            Lord Kåñëa in His enchanting form as the lifter of Govardhana Hill draws
                    thousands of pilgrims to one of India’s most popular temples.
                          BACk to godheAd, noVemBer–deCemBer 1992






                                                                            Ornately
                                                                            painted
                                                                            elephants
                                                                            adorn the main
                                                                            entrance of
                                                                            the Çrénäthajé
                                                                            temple.








               n Kali-yuga, the present age of  mood  in  Nathdwara  is  very  much
               quarrel and hypocrisy, so many  influenced by the Gujaratis.
           Ibad qualities prevail, but when
           we  reached  Nathdwara  we  found         Gujaratis  have  gone  all  over
           the  quality  of  devotion  to  Kåñëa     India  and  all  over  the  world,  and
           still strong.                             they  are  a  very  successful  kind
                                                     of  people,  especially  in  business.
           Nathdwara is in the Indian state of  Many  are  doctors,  professors,  and
           Rajasthan, but most of the pilgrims  professionals.  The  Gujaratis  are  a
           who come here are from the state of  cultured, sophisticated people. They
           Gujarat, whose border lies less than  are  capable,  modern,  intelligent,
           a hundred kilometers away. So the  “with it,” but at the same time they

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