Mouth of Govardhan
Jatipura MukharvindThe Jatipura village (old Gopalpur) is located on the south western border of the Govardhan hill. The Vallabhite sectarians can be found in large number here. There are three Vallabhite temples in this village, which are known as haveh`s. But, the famous shrine `Giriraj ka mukharvind` (meaning the lotus-face or the sun-face of Giriraj, alias Shri Nathji) or Bhogsila (meaning the food rock) are of prime importance of Jatipura village. The name of this shrine means `the rock to be fed by the devotees`. The term Mukharvind refers to a crack in the rock at its face.
Here, the god Baldev is offered only pakka (cooked) food but the only exception is acceptable during the Annakut and Makar Sankranti days on which both pakka and kacha (raw) foods are offered. During the Annakut festival, Gokulnathji is brought from Gokul to Jatipura village in a procession and placed in the temple. The Gokulnathji icon is a four-armed Visnu-Krsna, playing a flute. According to the Vallabhite tradition, the appearance of the `mukharvind` (means the blessed mouth of Shri Nathji) coincides with the arrival of the divine master Vallabhacharya in Jatipura village.
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