Kanak Vrindavan Garden, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Kanak Vrindavan Garden was baptized by Raja Sawai Jai Singh, the adaptable founder of Jaipur who was mesmerized by the garden’s breathtaking ravisher and found it like to Lord Krishna’s venerable sanctum at Vrindavan. The garden is a well-liked tourist spot for worshippers during Rajasthan’s celebrated Teej and Gangaur festivals. The celestial prettiness of Kanak Vrindavan Garden is raised by the faint glamouring strains of hymns from the nearby enshrines of Govind Deoji and Natawarji. 

The garden distinguished by wonderfully tended landscaped lawns and sated with beautiful fountains, radiant and peaceful lakes, multicolored is one of Jaipur’s most well-liked picnic spots and site for film shootings. Kanak Vrindavan Garden sprawls across an enormous area and houses a flowery beige stone temple with magisterial marble columns and complex lattice windows.

The Kanak Vrindavan Valley was built approximately 280 years ago by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur. The beautiful, green valley is encircled by the Aravalli hills and is said to resemble mythological Vrindavan; the abode of Lord Krishna and the place where he frolicked with his Gopis. The Kanak Vrindavan Valley was built for recreational purposes by the king. It is also believed to be a sacred spot where the waters from several important rivers merged to carry out the holy 'Ashwamedh Yagna'. The Govind Deoji temple was built around the same time, and is believed to house the incarnation of Lord Krishna.

The Kanak Vrindavan Valley is a picturesque spot located at the foot of the Nahargarh hills, and is flanked by unique trees. Apart from the blankets of trees and lawns, the Kanak Vrindavan Valley is, in fact, a beautiful garden flanked with intricate 'chhatris', exquisite mirror and 'jali' work on the walls of the Govind Deoji temple, and a series of fountains. The garden is divided into eight sections, and is famous for a fountain called 'Parikrama', which is carved out of a single slab of marble.