Located 48kms north of the beautiful city of Udaipur, the Srinathji Temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna. It belongs to the Vaishnav religion. The serene and beautiful landscape of Udaipur welcomes thousands of tourists and pilgrims every year from every nook and corner of the world. It is impossible to resist visiting this historical grandeur while visiting Udaipur. The temple is exactly situated at Nathdwara.

The temple houses a beautiful black idol of Lord Krishna, sculptured from a single piece of black marble.

It is believed that the ruler of Mewar enshrined this unique idol of Lord Krishna. During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb, Goswami Daoji brought the image of Lord Krishna from Mathura. At Shrinathji was then enshrined with complete Vedic rites and tradition.

The image gives the impression of holding the Govardhan Mountain in one arm. The other arm is shown resting on the waist. It denotes a dance posture and also symbolizes God blessing the devotees.

In this temple worship or `puja` is replaced by servitude or `seva`. The temple priest changes the vestments and ornaments of Lord Krishna every day with love and reverence. Popularly, it is believed that Lord Krishna appears to his devotees in many forms. The divine child exhibits inspiring parental love and the flute playing shows Lord Krishna in the forest of Vrindavan luring maidens with the sweet melody.

The other places that demands viewing include the Moti Mahal, Sudarshan Chakraraj, Dhwajaji, Kamal Chowk, Ratan Chowk, Mani Kotha and the temples of Shri Navnit Priyaji. There are silver and golden mills in the Shri Krishna storehouse.

In addition to these are the Shakghar, and the outlets beautifully adorned with roses and betel leaves. The garden too is unique in its beauty. There are three entrances in the temple. The first entrance is through the red door at Chaupati. The Govardhan worship place can be reached from here.

There are two other entrances. One entrance named Surajpol is entirely for women. It leads to Kamal Chowk through Singhpol. Janmashtami, Phool Dol and Diwali are celebrated with full enthusiasm. The famous ritual celebrated in the temple is the `Annakoot` ritual. In this occasion, cooked rice is hurled at the devotees after the ceremony and is `looted` by them.