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Ruler · city builder

Sawai Jai Singh II

1688–1743 AD

Made Jaipur a lasting home for the Govind Dev Ji image from Vrindavan.

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Sawai Jai Singh II — historical painted portrait
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RajasthanSeat of rule and sanctuary

A life in context

Jai Singh founded Jaipur and supported astronomy, planning and temple institutions. Govind Dev Ji’s place within the new capital connected royal government with an already established devotional community.

Beyond these sites

  • Founded Jaipur in 1727 AD.
  • Sponsored astronomical observatories and scholarship.

Life and context sources: Jaipur: Govind Dev Ji — Rajasthan Tourism · Sawai Jai Singh — biographical overview.

THE WORK OF PRESERVATION

Places, actions & evidence

Early 18th century AD · Rajasthan

A lasting home for Govind Dev Ji

Historical account

Jai Singh’s Jaipur provided a home for the Govind Dev Ji image from Vrindavan.

Sawai Jai Singh II’s role
Royal patron of sanctuary
How it happened
Temple patronage and placement within the new royal city.
Who helped
Hereditary Goswami custodians, temple servants and Jaipur’s builders.
What endured
The institution became a central devotional presence in Jaipur.

What the evidence leaves open. The broad date avoids conflating intermediate moves, the temple’s establishment and the founding of Jaipur.

  1. Jaipur: Govind Dev Ji — Rajasthan Tourism ↗
    Govind Dev Ji entry. Review notes.