Shree Govindajee Temple (Meitei: romanized: Shri Shri Govindajee Laishang) is a Meitei Hindu temple dedicated to Hindu deities Radha Krishna (Govindaji). It is the largest Vaishnava temple in Imphal district of Manipur, India. It was originally built in 1846 during the reign of Maharaja Nara Singh and later rebuilt by Maharaja Chandrakriti in 1876.
Location
Shree Govindajee Temple is located in Imphal, the capital of the Indian state of Manipur, next to Sana Konung (Meitei for ‘Royal Palace’), the palace of the former Meitei rulers of the Manipur Kingdom.Imphal is accessible by road and air services. National Highway 39 (India) connects with Dimapur (Nagaland) on the north and with Myanmar on the east. It is connected to Silchar in Assam by National Highway 53 (India). National Highway 150 (India) connects with Mizoram. The nearest rail link is at Dimapur, 215 kilometres (134 mi) away, from where regular bus services operate to Imphal. Air services operate to Imphal from New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Silchar.
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