Gopinatha. Rana Vyasa, a learned pupil of Vallabhacharya , Was an active worker at Siddhapura. So also there was one Gopaladasa of Naroda. Vallabhacharya himself had visited Dwaraka not less three times, his last visit begin in 1585. He is said to have stayed at Dwaraka for over six months. The Swarupa of Dwarkanathaji at Bet- Dwarka was installed there by Vallabhacharya. In the year 1616 Maha Vad 13th Vitthaleshwara visited the shrine of Jaganatha in Puri (Orissa). He was there accompanied by his wife Rukmini, his elder daughter Shobhabetiji and his eldest son Giridharaji. He stayed there for nearly six months. After witnessing the Rathotsava at Puri, he seems to have returned to Adel. During his visit to Puri he had taken with him a carpenter by name Rasa . This was with a view to see the model of the Jagannatha Car. It is said that when Vitthaleshwara returned to Adel, he got a car prepared of a similar model, and took his deity round the village of Adel in a procession . During his stay at Gada also he celebrated a Rathotsava similarly. But when he shifted his abode to Mathura he had to give up the public celebration of Rathosava on account of the Mahomendan fanasticism . During his stay in Jagannatha , Vitthaleshwara came in contact with the immediate followers of Chaitanya, living there. Early life Vitthalanatha was born around 1516 (between 1515 and 1518), as the second son of the religious scholar Vallabha. His devotees consider him an incarnation of the god Vithoba (Vitthal) of Pandharpur. He was brought up by Vallabha till the age of 15, and after that, by Vallabha's disciple Damodara-dasa. He was proficient in the Vedas, the Brahma Sutra, and the Mimansa philosophy. He studied nyaya at Navadvipa. Religious activities After the deaths of his father Vallabhacharya (c. 1530), his elder brother Gopinatha, and Gopinatha's son Purushottama (c. 1550), Vitthalanatha emerged as the main leader of the religious sect established by his father. Initially, he faced some opposition from Krishnadasa, a manager of the Shrinathji Temple. Krishnadasa banned Vitthalanatha from entering the temple because of personal disputes, but later, reconciled with him. Vitthalanatha forgave him, and made him in-charge of the Govardhan Hill temple. Vitthalanatha propagated the teachings of his father, and established a religious centre at Gokul. Literary works The texts and commentaries attributed to Vitthala include: Arya Avatarataratamya-stotra