Kanak Vrindavan Mahal
Valley garden with marble fountains, mirror-work temples, and hill views of three Rajput forts.
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This guide to Kanak Vrindavan Mahal in Jaipur begins in 1669, when Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's order to destroy Hindu temples forced the sacred idol of Govind Devji out of Vrindavan and into decades of hiding. It follows Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, founder of Jaipur, to 1713, when he built this valley garden below Nahargarh's cliffs as a home for the wandering deity and named it partly for his queen Kanakde. Look for the marble fountain carved from a single slab of stone at the garden's center.
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