Sri Sri Radhika Bansidhar in Nagar Untari - Garhwa, Jharkhand:
The beautiful murti of Sri Sri Radhika Bansidhar was established by a great devotee of Lord Krishna, the Queen of Garhwa (Jharkhand in India), Shivmaani Kunwar Dev in 1830s. The 32 Mann (1280 Kg) murti of Lord Bansidhar is made up of pure gold and was buried in Shiva Pahari of Garhwa for 120 years. The murti is found in Shubh Samvat 1885, when Dynasty of King Bhawani Singh. His wife Smt Shivmani Kunwar is devotee of the Lord Krishna. She was widow and not having any child. She was very kind and generous and devotee to the Lord Krishna. On the day of Janamashtmi (birth day of Lord Krishna) she was dreamed of the Lord and found him calling to come and get me to your place. When she woke up in the morning she called to the assistance and explain the whole story. A team of Karmakandi pundits, rajkarmachari and team of musical team proceeded to find the murti. When she reached that space, the same space appearing in the dream, digging work started taking place along with the citation of Vedic mantras. The head of the murti started appearing. After some time the whole murti came out. The murti is a symbol of artistic metal work of the era of Samvat 1761. Lord Krishna is situated on a lotus flower inbuilt on Sheshnag. In this murti He is appearing in a smiling face with flute. The height of the murti is 4 feet and weights approx. 1280 Kg. The other murti, besides Lord Krishna, His beloved Radha, is made of alloy of Astdhatu by the artists from Varanasi and is placed by Ms. Shivmani Kunwar
It is believed that this yellow metallic beautiful, attractive and artistic rare murti is not available anywhere else in this world.
The murti was earlier worshiped by the daughter of Aurangzeb and later by the daughter of the King of Singrauli. At that time, Srimati Radhika Ji was also present. During the reign of Ahmad Shah Durrani of Iran, Lord Krishna’s murti was separated from Srimati Radha Rani and hidden inside a hill (Shiva Pahari) in Garhwa district of Jharkhand by the followers of Shivaji. Radha Rani’s murti remained in Singrauli with the daughter of the King of Singrauli and later it was submerged with the fort in Rihand Dam. During summer, the part of the fort is still visible in Rihand Dam.
Presently, the murti of Sri Sri Bansidhar Radhika Ji is established in Nagar Untari of Garhwa district of Jharkhand and the murti of Radharani was created in Varanasi from the Asht Dhatu.
Yours Servant
Somendranatha Das (Disciple of HH Gopal Krishna Goswami)