Hindu temple in Jaipur
Mandir Shree Brij Nidhi Ji
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The story of Mandir Shree Brij Nidhi Ji
Mandir Shree Brij Nidhi Ji stands inside City Palace, Jaipur, so you are looking at a palace-temple setting rather than a freestanding shrine. The most important thing to notice is the association with Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh and Shri Govind Dev Ji: the temple is linked with royal devotion, and with a story of the ruler asking for forgiveness after the death of the Nawab of Avadh.
Gosahin says Brij Nidhi Mandir in Jaipur was built in 1849, and that Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh constructed it. Braj Ras also places Thakur Shri Brajnidhiji’s temple among the buildings made during Maharaj Pratapsingh Ji’s time, alongside Chandramahal, Hawa Mahal, Shri Govardhannathji’s temple and Shri Madanmohanji’s temple. That places this shrine within a wider programme of royal building inside the palace complex.
The temple belongs to the tradition of worship around Shri Govind Dev Ji and Brajnidhi Ji, so for visitors the key thing is not just the building itself but its role in palace religion. If you are standing here, look for the way the shrine sits within the palace fabric: this is one of several named sacred spaces embedded in the royal compound, and that relationship is what gives it its meaning.
In brief
The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Construction started soon after the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727. Jaipur remained the capital of the kingdom until 1949—when it became the capital of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan—with the City Palace functioning as the ceremonial and administrative seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur. The construction of the Palace was completed in 1732, and it was also the location of religious and cultural events, as well as a patron of arts, commerce, and industry. It was constructed according to the rules of vastushastra, combining elements of Mughal and Rajput architectural styles. It now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and continues to be the home of the Jaipur royal family. The royal family has around 500 personal servants. The palace complex has several buildings, various courtyards, galleries, restaurants, and offices of the Museum Trust. The MSMS II Museum Trust is headed by chairperson Rajamata Padmini Devi of Jaipur (from Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh). Princess Diya Kumari runs the Museum Trust, as its secretary and trustee. She also manages The Palace School and Maharaja Sawai Bhawani Singh School in Jaipur. She founded and runs the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation to empower underprivileged and underemployed women of Rajasthan, and is also an entrepreneur. In 2013, she was elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from the constituency of Sawai Madhopur.
Before you go
- Time to allow
- 30-60 min
- Address
- City Palace Complex, Jalebi Chowk, Gangori Bazaar, J.D.A. Market, Pink City, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302002, India