Photo: Pratibhū Deity of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha in Vṛndāvana. A Pratibhū Deity is a Deity that replaces the original. The original Deity of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha is in Jaipur.
Śrī Jāhnavā Devī, wife of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, served Gopīnātha with unflinching faith and devotion. Being pleased by her service, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī offered Her place to Śrī Jāhnavā Devī. Even today Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī stands on the right side of Gopīnātha and Śrī Jāhnavā Devī stands on the left side of Gopīnātha.
Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha is Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa the Lord of the Gopīs. It is the Deity that represents the Prayojana of the Gauḍīyās.
