Shrinathji Temple is a heritage Hindu temple in
Manama
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established in the year 1817. The temple is dedicated to Lord
Shrinathji
Shrinathji is a form of Krishna, manifested as a seven-year-old child. The principal shrine of Shrinathji is the Shrinathji Temple in the temple city of Nathdwara, 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan, India. Shrinathji is ...
, a form of
Krishna
Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...
, manifested as a seven-year-old child. The temple is located in Bahrain's capital city of
Manama
Manama ( ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and List of cities in Bahrain, largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is ...
.
History
The temple was constructed in 1817 by the
Thattai Bhatia Hindu community, who had migrated from
Sindh
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before the partition of India.
Key visitors
In 2019, the Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi
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visited the temple and launched $4.2 million renovation plan for the temple.
Gallery
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 01.jpg, Shrinathji Temple building
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Door.jpg, Temple door
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 02.jpg, Two level building
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 04.jpg, Intricate floral and grill work
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 05.jpg, Caparisoned elephants
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and a Kalash
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 06.jpg, Sitting area
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 07.jpg, Temple courtyard
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 09.jpg, Krishna
Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...
& Balarama
Balarama (, ) is a Hindu god, and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Baladeva, Balabhadra, and Sankarshana.
The fir ...
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 10.jpg, Shrinathji
Shrinathji is a form of Krishna, manifested as a seven-year-old child. The principal shrine of Shrinathji is the Shrinathji Temple in the temple city of Nathdwara, 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan, India. Shrinathji is ...
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 11.jpg, Radha Krishna
Radha-Krishna (IAST , ) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and ''shakti'' Radha. They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God and gender in Hinduism, God, in several Krishnaism, Kr ...
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Courtyard 12.jpg, Front of the temple, Neighbourhood
File:Manama Sri Krishna Temple Interior.jpg, Temple interiors
See also
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Motishwar Shiv Mandir in Muscat, Oman
References
External links
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Krishna temples
Hindu temples in Bahrain
19th-century Hindu temples
Buildings and structures in Manama
Temples in Manama