▁a ▁brick . ▁She ▁has ▁an ▁independent ▁c ella ▁in ▁the ▁P and h arp ur ▁temple ▁complex . ▁According ▁to ▁Gh ury e , ▁R uk min i — a ▁prin cess ▁of ▁the ▁Vid ar b ha ▁region ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra — was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁cons ort ▁instead ▁of ▁Rad ha , ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁region . ▁According ▁to ▁D hang ar ▁tradition , ▁R uk hum ai ▁is ▁wor sh ipped ▁by ▁the ▁community ▁as ▁Pad m av ati ▁or ▁Pad ub ai , ▁a ▁prote ctor ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁cattle ▁in ▁particular . ▁D hang ar ▁fol kl ore ▁explains ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁separate ▁shr ines ▁for ▁V ith oba ▁and ▁Pad ub ai ▁as ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁inv oking ▁a ▁cur se ▁on ▁his ▁cons ort , ▁and ▁his ▁non - attach ment ▁to ▁s ams ara ▁( the ▁house holder ' s ▁life ). ▁A part ▁from ▁Rak hum ai , ▁two ▁other ▁cons ort s ▁S aty ab h ama ▁and ▁Rah i ▁( der ived ▁from ▁Rad ha ) ▁are ▁wor sh ipped ▁too . ▁All ▁three ▁cons ort s ▁are ▁regarded ▁as ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁in ▁H indu ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁Wor ship ▁▁ ▁V ith oba ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁de ity ▁in ▁Mah ar as ht ra ; ▁dev ote es ▁also ▁exist ▁in ▁Go a ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁numbers .