{"id":2780,"date":"2015-10-04T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T04:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2015-10-04T10:00:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-04T04:30:09","slug":"dwarkadheesh-temple-dwarka-gujarat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/dwarkadheesh-temple-dwarka-gujarat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwarkadheesh Temple Dwarka Gujarat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Dwarkadheesh temple<\/strong> dedicated to Lord Krishna<\/strong> is also known as Jagat Mandir , Dvaramati, Dvaravati, and Kushsthali<\/strong> in the ancient holy books , situated on the west banks of Gujarat on Arabian sea , it is \u00a0here Lord Krishna<\/strong> established his capital after moving out of Mathura\u00a0, is worshiped as Dwarkadheesh<\/strong> , the king of Dwarka<\/strong> \u00a0, it\u00a0is also the place where Lord Vishnu killed the demon named Shankhasura<\/strong>. \u00a0some distance from here is one of the 12 Jyotir Lingas (columns of lights)<\/strong> specifically manifesting Lord Shiva named\u00a0Nageshwar Mahadev<\/strong>\u00a0is in the sanctified place of Dwarka.
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River Gomti and Dwarkadheesh Temple Dwarka<\/p><\/div>
\nThe original city got submerged into the sea,the recent excavations in the sea near the shore confirms the existence of a well fortified area .
\nThe original temple was built by Vajranabhji<\/strong>\u00a0the Great Grand Son of Lord Krishna at a site which was \u00a0a formal residence of Lord, around 400 BC . The present temple was constructed in 16th Century, it\u00a0rises up to a height of 51.8 meters, consists of 60 exquisitely carved pillars and a number of sculptures ,The temple is built of soft limestone and consists of a sanctum, vestibule and a rectangular hall with porches on three sides.\u00a0The main entrance is from the North the Moksha Dwar<\/strong> and the gate on South is called the<\/strong> Swarg Dwar<\/strong> leads down 56 steps to river Gomti .<\/strong> On top of the shikhar\u00a0there is \u00a0huge flag made from 52 yards of cloth , it is changed five times in a day .
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North gate the Moksha dwar Dwarkadheesh Temple<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>The deity of Lord Dwarkadhish is made of shiny black stone and is about 2.25\u00a0ft in height. The four hands of the deity carry a conch, the Sudarshana Chakra ,Gada ( a mace ) and a lotus, and this image is popularly known as ‘Shankh Chakra Gada Padma Chaturbhuj’.
\nThe Temple is considered to be one of the holiest in Chardham<\/strong> , established by Adi Shankaracharya<\/strong> in 8th Century .
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\nOffice phone during office hrs.<\/span> ( GMT + 5.30) 011 – 45725562 , 45725563<\/strong><\/span>
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