Kanak Vrindavan

Kanak Vrindavan is a walled garden at the foot of the Nahargarh hills in Jaipur, laid out about 275 years ago at the wish of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh as a quiet retreat for the royal couple. It takes its name from Vrindavan, where Krishna is said to have danced the Maha Raas with the gopis, and the Maharaja installed an image of Krishna in its temple, the Shri Govind Deoji Parisar. One tradition says he planned to hold an Ashvamedha yagna here and gathered water from sacred rivers for it, and the water at the site is still treated as holy.

The garden is split into eight sections with marble fountains and chhatris, combining Mughal and Rajput design. The chief fountain, called Parikrama, is cut from one slab of marble. Mirror work covers the temple walls, and the sanctum has fine 'panni' decoration. The hills around give views of Jal Mahal and the forts of Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh.