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Late medieval · Hindu · India
Galtaji
गलताजी
Jaipur, Rajasthan · 26.9171°, 75.8582°
Several shrines; the hilltop temple is dedicated to SuryaRamanandi sampradaya under Amber and Jaipur patronageRajasthani and Mughal blend, with rounded pavilion roofs, carved pillars and frescoes
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
from the early 15th c.; Sun Temple under Sawai Jai Singh II
Ramanandi sampradaya under Amber and Jaipur patronage
History & significance
A pilgrimage site in a ravine about 10 km east of Jaipur where temples are built around natural springs feeding a chain of sacred tanks. Long a leading centre of the Ramanandi Vaishnavas, it fills with bathers at Makar Sankranti.
Sthala katha — the traditional account
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The place takes its name from the sage Galav, said to have performed his penance here.