town, southern Rajasthan (Rājasthān) state, northwestern India, just south of the Banas River. Connected by road with Udaipur and close to the Malvi rail junction, Nathdwara is a place of Hindu pilgrimage; it contains a 17th-century Vaishnavite (Vaishnavism) shrine that is one of the most famous in India. Within the temple is a celebrated image of the god Krishna, popularly said to date to the 12th century BCE. The town is an agricultural market and has a government college affiliated with the University of Rajasthan. Pop. (2001) 37,026.