On the day of 1466, when a Braj resident went to Govardhan Mountain to search for his lost cow, he saw the raised left arm of Shri Govardhanathji.

Sadu Pandey's wife Bhavani and daughter Naron used to go to Devdaman daily to get the milk of Dhumar cow for healing.

Subsequently, the image was transferred further south on a chariot to a safer place to protect it from destruction by the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb.

The accompanying priests realised that the particular place was the Lord's chosen spot and accordingly, a temple was built there under the rule and protection of the then Maharana Raj Singh of Mewar.

News of Holkar's march was already received in Nathdwara and Goswamiji requested Maharana Bhim Singh for help.

[7] At Unawas, Thakur Vijay Singh of Kothariya and his men fought with Holkar's army and were killed in the battle.

[10] According to the hagiography of the Pushtimarg, Shrinathji used to travel to Mewar to play chaupar (an antecedent to pachisi) with a princess by the name of Ajab Kunvari.

Presently, Shrinathji's worship is performed by direct male descendants of Vallabha in a haveli (lit.

Shrinathji was even worshiped as far away as Russia (in the lower Volga region) and other places on the Central Asian trade routes.

Structurally, a kalasha on the shikhara marks the top of the temple, on which seven flags are flown along with the Sudarshana Chakra.

The deity is carved in bas-relief out of a monolithic black marble stone, with images of two cows, one lion, one snake, two peacocks and one parrot engraved on it and three sages placed near it.

[2] Devotees throng to the shrine in large numbers during occasions of Janmashtami and other festivals, like Holi and Diwali.

The deity is treated like a living image, and is attended with daily normal functions, like bathing, dressing, meals called "bhog" and the resting times in regular intervals.

The priests in all Havelis are Brahmins under gurus who are the kula (descendants) of Vallabha, the founder of this deity's image at Govardhan hill, near Mathura.

The intricately woven shaneels and silk cloth have original zari and embroidery work on them, along with large quantities of real precious jewellery.