श्री गोपाल मंदिर

राजवाड़ा, इंदौर

मंदिर की ऐतिहासिक जानकारी

इतिहास एवं परंपराएँ

जन्माष्टमी · भाद्रपद कृष्ण अष्टमीMidnight abhishek with panchamrit, palki sawari through Rajwada at 19:00, bhandara for 5,000 devotees on the following morning (Nandotsav).
राधाष्टमी · भाद्रपद शुक्ल अष्टमीChhappan bhog and phool bangla; the silver palki circles the mandapa once.
गोवर्धन पूजा / अन्नकूट · कार्तिक शुक्ल प्रतिपदाAnnakut of 108 preparations; go-puja at the gaushala in the morning.
शरद पूर्णिमा · आश्विन पूर्णिमाKheer kept under moonlight and distributed at 23:30; raas gaan in the mandapa.
होली / फाग उत्सव · फाल्गुन पूर्णिमाPhoolon ki Holi with Gopalji; gulal is not used inside the mandapa.
साप्ताहिक भजन संध्या · प्रत्येक गुरुवार, संध्या आरती के बादSince 1952; the Thursday mandali maintains its own register of bhajans.

शोभायात्राJanmashtami procession: west gate → Rajwada Chowk → Bada Sarafa → Krishnapura → back to the mandapa. Route closures coordinated with Rajwada police station.
पालकीHolkar-era silver palki, 68 kg, carried by 8 sevaks of the Bhoi samaj by hereditary right.
श्रृंगारPhool bangla (May–June), sandalwood shringar on Nirjala Ekadashi, silver poshak on Janmashtami and Annakut.
भोगChhappan bhog on Radhashtami; 108-preparation Annakut; daily naivedya per the Pushtimarg calendar.
भंडाराNandotsav bhandara for ~5,000 (morning after Janmashtami); Thursday prasad-bhandara for ~400 after bhajan sandhya.