Bankey Bihari Temple

Special Features

Foundation Year: 1862

Architecture: Rajasthani Style

Sthala Puran

Bankey Bihari Temple was established bySwami Haridas(Lalita Sakhi inDvapara Yuga),u00a0aguruof the famous singerTansen. Once at the request of his disciples Swami Haridasji sang the following verse in Nidhivan in Vrindavan "Mai ri Sahaj Jori pragat Bhai Ju rang ki gaur Syam ghan damini jaisen. Pratham hun ahuti ab hun aagen hun rahihai na tarihai taisain.. Ang ang ki ujraii sugharaii chaturaii sunderta aisain... Shri Haridas ke swami syama kunjbihari sam vais vaisain.." On singing the verse, the Celestial couple Shyama-Shyam (Radha Krishna) appeared in front of him and his devotees. At the request of Shri Swamiji, the couple merged into one and the idol of Banke Bihari appeared there (the same idol is seen in the temple). The idol was established in Nidhivan.The image of Bihariji installed in Shri Bankey Bihari Mandir is the one granted to Swami Haridas by the celestial couple Shyama-Shyam themselves. Submitting to the desire of devotees, The Lord appeared in person with his divine consort and left-back a black charming image before disappearing.It is also said that if one stares long enough into the eyes of Shri Bankey Bihariji, the person would lose his self-consciousness.Initially, the deity was installed in a temple close to the first appearance in Nidhivan. A new temple befitting the glory of Bihariji was constructed in 1862 AD. Goswamis themselves mobilized resources for the construction. The temple is an architectural beauty in itself and follows the contemporary Rajasthani style.

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Elevation:167.77m

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