Temples in Karauli
Madana Mohana Temple
Madana Mohana means "one who can enchant even Cupid." In the temple there are three altars. On the center altar is Madana Mohana, with Sri Radha on his left and Lalita Devi on his right. On the left altar is Gopalaji Krishna with Radha and Lalita. The king of Karoli worshiped these Deities 100 years before Madana Mohana came to Karoli.
There is a midday offering of 56 dishes to the Deities. The preparations are mainly sweets such as malpura, sweet samosas, and various other items. Every morning about 300 people attend mangala-arati.
These Deities were worshiped by Sanatana Goswami in Vrindavana in the Madana Mohana Temple. Madana-Mohana was brought to Jaipur from Vrindavana by Maharaja Jai Singh.
His brother-in-law Maharaja Gopal Singh had a dream in which Madana Mohana came to him and said "Take Me to Karoli." He then told his brother-in-law Maharaja Jai Singh about the dream and asked permission to bring Madana Mohana to Karoli. Maharaja Jai Singh told him if he could distinguish Madana Mohana from Govinda and Gopinatha, the two other main Deities of Jaipur, while blindfolded, then he could take the Deity. When Gopal Singh was blindfolded he directly approached Madana Mohana and touched His lotus feet.
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