The temple belongs to Gaudiya Vaishnavism tradition and was founded by Jiva Goswami in 1542 CE.

[1][2][3] Shri Radha Damodar Temple was first established by Jiva Goswami in the year 1542 C.E.

Later, In 1670, when the Muslim emperor Aurangazeb invaded Vrindavana, [4] the original deities Radha Damodar were shifted to Jaipur for some time and when the social conditions became favourable, deities were brought back to Vrindavan in the year 1739 C.E.

[5][6] Before the disappearance of Jiva Goswami in 1596, he left the deities in the care of his successor Krishna Dasa, the head priest.

Founder of ISKCON, Srila Prabhupada also stayed in this temple for six years before heading to the United States of America to preach about Krishna.