Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka
द्वारकाधीश मंदिर, द्वारका
📍 Dwarka, Gujarat
Where the Gomti meets the Arabian Sea, the Jagat Mandir of Dwarka honours Krishna as king of Dwarka. It is one of the Char Dham, and its flag is changed several times every day.
गोमती और अरब सागर के संगम पर — राजा द्वारकाधीश का जगत मंदिर, जहाँ दिन में कई बार ध्वजा बदली जाती है।
इतिहास History
Tradition says the first temple was raised by Vajranabha, Krishna's great-grandson, over Krishna's palace. The present five-storey temple stands on 72 pillars and dates largely from the 15th–16th centuries.
Adi Shankaracharya established the Dwarka Sharada Peeth here, one of his four mathas.
कथा The legend
Krishna left Mathura and built the golden city of Dwarka by the sea for the Yadavas. After his departure the ocean swallowed the city, a memory honoured at Bet Dwarka and in the waters offshore.
दर्शनीय Don’t miss
- The 52-yard dhwaja, changed several times a day
- Swarg Dwar and Moksh Dwar, and the 56 steps down to the Gomti
- Bet Dwarka, now reached by the Sudarshan Setu bridge
- Rukmini Devi temple outside town
उत्सव Festivals
मंदिर दर्शन Temple story
The secrets of Dwarkadhish, from our YouTube series.
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