Sanwaliya Seth Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Maharan Pratap Airport at Dabok, near Udaipur, is the nearest airport and about 60 km from the temple.

• By train

  Chittorgarh is the nearest convenient railway station, about 40 km away. Chittorgarh Junction is a busy junction of Western Railway.

• By road

  The nearest bus stand is the Sanwariiya ji bus stand. Chittorgarh is on National Highways 27 and 79, and NH 27 reaches Kota and Udaipur in about two hours.

Why devotees come here

Sanwaliya Seth Temple stands in Mandafiya village on the Chittorgarh Udaipur highway, in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district. Krishna is worshipped here as Sanwaliya Seth, and it is the third grand temple linked to three idols that local residents say were found in 1840.

Krishna is worshipped at this temple as Sanwaliya Seth, and people in the area consider it auspicious. Local residents say a shepherd named Bholanath Gurjar had a dream that led to the finding of three idols. The idols were found in 1840 during an excavation on the border of the Bhadsauda and Bagund villages.

The shrine at Mandafiya, known as Sanwaliya ji Dham, is the third grand temple linked to the three idols. It stands on the Chittorgarh Udaipur highway. Chittorgarh is a historic city in Rajasthan, and its district is one of the state's 41 districts.

The darshan timings list a Mangla Arati at 5:30 AM, a Rajbhog offering from 10 AM to 11:15 AM, an evening Arati from 8 PM to 9:15 PM, and bhajan from 9:15 PM to 11 PM. Millions of devotees visit every year, according to a government listing of the temple.

Tips for your visit

• Bhajan singing is listed from 9:15 PM to 11 PM, after the evening Arati.
• The Rajbhog offering is listed from 10 AM to 11:15 AM.

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