The temple-town of Nathdwara situated on the right bank of river Banas, at a distance of 50 km from Udaipur, connected by a rail-link as well as by a regular bus-service is well known far and wide for the Vaishnava (Vallabhacharya Sect) temples, the chief of which is the temple of Shrinathji. The full-view-black-idol of Shrinathji is seated in a simple but grand temple where thousands of pilgrims come every month- Also the temple is fabulously wealthy and until some years ago wagon-loads of supplies of food stuffs used to arrive there both consigned by and consigned to ‘Shrinathji‘.
Rana Raj Singh in 1672 A.D. rescued the idol of Shrinathji from the persecution of Aurangzeb when no ruler of Rajputana could dare do so for the fear of incurring the displeasure of Aurangzeb. There are 7 Darshans of the deity every day.Nathdwara has about more than a dozen Dharmshalas for the stay of pilgrims coming to this town.
Ivory articles, paintings and tasteful prashad (sweets which are offered to the deity and later on sold in shops regularly) purchased from here will always form sweet memories of the visit to this place.