Temple Profile: Shri Raiwasa Dham
Location: Village-Raiwasa, Tehsil-Danta Ramgarh God Worshipped: Shri Sita Ram Ji
District: Sikar Road Distance from Jaipur: 100 Kms
Built in the year: 1570 (1513 A.D.) Nearest Airport: Sanganer, Jaipur (110 km)
By Shri Agradeva Ji Maharaj Nearest Rly. Station: Goria (4 km)
       

Cause of Establishment:
An assembly of saints was held here which discoursed on how God could be attained or realized. AgradevaJi asserted with conviction that this was possible only with the blessings of God. He was asked by the assembly to prove his assertion. At this AgradevaJi prayed to his personal deity and JanakiJi, the spouse of Lord Rama, appeared there, stunning all the skeptics. AgradevaJi established this temple then.

       
Brief of the Diety:

At the prayers of Agradeva, mother Sita Ji appeared alone. Because of the miracle there is a special importance of this temple and idol.

Religious sect to which the temple belongs: Shri Ramananda sect.

Architecture of the Temple:
Important Architectural Characteristics:

The temple has old artistic pictures exquisitely drawn on floor and walls. Various Leelas (sportive acts of Lord Rama have been depicted). They are no less than two hundred years old. A magnificent marble portico and silver throne with artistic figures there on, for the deity- all these are worth seeing.

Material of Construction:

Lime mortar, marble etc.

Total Construction Time: About five years.
Religious aspects of temple:

The worship of the deity is in the madhuropasana tradition. There are about ten thousand temples in this tradition. In Jagannath Puri, a vast Raiwasa Math shows the special aspect of this temple. There is predominance of female delicacy in the worship of the deity here. The followers have a friendly sweet feeling for the deity. This is called Sakhi Bhava (friendly sentiment).

Unique features of the temple:

Expansion of the sect and its doctrines, preparation of young students by teaching them Vedas and Vedangas so as to make the Vedic scholars, service of the cow and preparation of medicines with cow products such as milk, curds, ghee, dung, and urine (PanchGavya). Also scientific research of this method of treatment.

Festivals & Fairs in Temple (Main Events):

Rama Navami, Krishna Janamashthami, Janaki Navami, Shri Agracharya Jayanti and Fairs on the fifth day of the bright half of Falgun and Guru Poornima.

Timings:
Morning Time: 7.00 am to 12.00 am

Evening Time:

3.00 pm to 9.00 pm
Custom & Traditions of Temple:

Traditions, customs, rituals of the Ramanandi Vaishnava sect are followed here:- The vast temple sprawls over a piece of land measuring two Bighas and ten Biswa. It has five main portals, 11 Chowks and 84 cells. In the Sanctum Sanctorum the idol of ShriJanakiJi is seated on a silver Throne.

Vandana (If any particular) in text:

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