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Coordinates: 22°14′N 68°58′E / 22.23, 68.97 Dwarka pronunciation (help·
info) is a city and a municipality in Jamnagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. Dwarka (Dvaraka in Sanskrit - this name shall be used in this article when referring to the city in a historical context) is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dvaraka in Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of Krishna. It is believed that, due to damage and destruction by the sea, Dvaraka has submerged six times and modern Dwarka is the 7th city to be built in the area.[citation needed] , Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA: ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...
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Districts of Saurastra, Gujarat Jamnagar District is located in state of Gujarat, India. ...
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Sri DwarakaNath Temple | | Temple Name: | Sri DwarakaNath Temple | | Alias Name: | | | God Name: | Kalyana Narayanan | | Goddess Name: | Kalyana Nachiyaar, Rukmini Devi | | Pushkarni: | Gomati Pushkarni | | Vimanam: | HemaKoota Vimanam | | Location: | Jamnagar | | State and Country: | Gujarat, India | | Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Districts of Saurastra, Gujarat Jamnagar District is located in state of Gujarat, India. ...
, Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA: ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...
Geography
It is located in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat. It is on the mouth of the Gomti River into Gulf of Kutch. The city lies in the westernmost part of India. Districts of Saurastra, Gujarat Jamnagar District is located in state of Gujarat, India. ...
Gulf of Kutch on the left. ...
Dwarka is located at 22.23° N 68.97° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 0 metres (0 feet). The metre or meter is a measure of length. ...
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Demographics As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Dwarka had a population of 33,614. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Dwarka has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% and, female literacy is 55%. In Dwarka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous...
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The temple The temple has five storey tower which was built by Sambha, who is the grandson of Lord Shri Krishna. The city was built by Vishwakarma who is a celestial architect. The temple was made of limestone and sand. There is a flag hoisted in the temple tower everyday which waves in air beautifully welcoming the pilgrims. The structure of the temple is so complicated. Even in Tsunami or Earthquake the temple was not destroyed. There are two gateways namely Swarga Dwar where pilgrims enter and Moksha Dwar where pilgrims exit. From the temple one can view the Sangamam of River Gomati flowing towards the sea. There are shrines for Vasudeva, Devaki, Balarama and Revathy, Subhadra, Rukmini Devi, Jambavathi Devi and Sathybhama Devi. There is a special temple for Rukmini Devi on the way to Bet Dwaraka. Bet Dwaraka can be reached through boat. It is also the temple which is like Palace where Lord Shri Krishna had ruled. It is the same idol of Lord Dwarakanath kept in Bet Dwaraka. The temple looks like a Palace and has many Shrines for Lakshmi Narayana, Trivikrama, Jambavathi Devi, Sathybhama Devi and Rukmini Devi. This article is about the Hindu deity. ...
Vishwakarma is the presiding deity of all craftsmen and architects. ...
Shahi Bridge over the Gomti River The Gomti River, also known as the Gumti or Gomati, is a tributary of the Ganges River. ...
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Narayana (नारायण; ) or Narayan is an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu and is in many contemporary vernaculars, a common Indian name. ...
Holy City The city derives its name from word "Dwar" meaning door in Sanskrit. Dwarka is one of the holiest cities in Hinduism and one of the 4 main "dhams" along with Badrinath, Puri, Rameshwaram. The front door of a house is often decorated to appear inviting. ...
The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...
Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages) is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ...
, Badrinath is a Hindu holy town and a nagar panchayat in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. ...
Puri is a city in the Indian state of Orissa. ...
Rameswaram is a town in the southern part of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. ...
The Jagatmandir temple which houses the Dwarkadhish, a form of Krishna. This article is about the Hindu deity. ...
Nageshwar Jyotirling, one of the 12 holy shrines of Lord Shiva, is located near Dwarka. Nageshwar Temple or Nagnath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the holy town of Dwarka in Gujarat, India. ...
A Jyotirling or Jyotirlinga or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or Linga of light. ...
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Dwarka is also the site of Dwaraka Pītha (also known as Kālikā Pītha), one of the four cardinal mathas established by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the others being those at Sringeri, Puri and Jyotirmath. The Dwaraka PÄ«tha or Dwaraka matha is situated in the coastal city of Dwaraka, Gujarat — which itself is a great site of pilgrimage for the Hindus, dedicated to Krishna. ...
A maá¹ha (also written matha and mutt) is a term for monastic and similar religious establishments of the Hindu religion. ...
Adi Shankara (Malayalam: ആദി ശങàµà´•à´°à´¨àµâ€, DevanÄgarÄ«: , , IPA: ); c. ...
Sringeri is the site of the first matha established by the Adi Sankaracharya, the 8th century Hindu reformer and exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy. ...
Puri is a city in the Indian state of Orissa. ...
Jyotirmath, also called Jyotir Math and Joshimath, is a place in Uttaranchal, India in the Himalayas. ...
Legend Dvaraka is mentioned in the Mahabharata, the Harivansha, the Bhagavata Purana, the Skanda Purana, and the Vishnu Purana. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1418 KB) Summary I clicked this picture from my legally bought digital camera. ...
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The Bhagavata Purana (sometimes rendered as Bhagavatha Purana), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam, written c. ...
Skanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, a Hindu religious text believed to be written and compiled over a long period, from 6th century to 15th century, is the largest Purana, and is devoted mainly to the life and deed of Kartikeya (also called Skanda), a son of Shiva...
The Vishnu Purana is one of the oldest of the Puranas (dating to maybe the 5th century), containing some 23,000 shlokas, presented as a dialogue between Parasara with his disciple Maitreya. ...
Sri Krishna renounced war in Mathura for the greater good (and hence the name Ranchodrai) and founded (and settled in) Dvaraka. Sri Krishna killed Kansa (his maternal uncle) and made Ugrasen (his maternal grandfather) the king of Mathura. Enraged, the father-in-law of Kansa, Jarasandha (king of Magadha) with his friend Kalayavan attacked Mathura 17 times. For the safety of the people, Krishna and Yadavas decided to move the capital from Mathura to Dvaraka. Lord Krishna Krishna (कृषà¥à¤£, Sanskrit for black), born to Devaki and Vasudeva, raised by Yashoda and Nanda, played a unique & crucial role in the Mahabharata war, and is regarded as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ...
, Mathura (Hindi: मथà¥à¤°à¤¾, Urdu: متھرا) is a holy city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
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Jarasandha , the king of Magadha, is a character of the epic Mahabharata. ...
Magadha was an ancient kingdom of India, mentioned in both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. ...
Land was reclaimed from the sea near the western shores of Saurashtra. A city was planned and built here. Dvaraka was a planned city, on the banks of Gomati River. This city was also known as Dvaramati, Dvaravati and Kushsthali. It had well organized six sectors, residential and commercial zones, wide roads, plazas, palaces and many public utilities. A hall called "Sudharma Sabha" was built to hold public meetings. The city also boasted a good harbour. Saurashtra in between Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat. ...
The Gomti River, also known as the Gumti or Gomati, is a tributary of the river Ganga. ...
After Krishna left for the heavenly abode, and the major Yadava heads were killed in disputes among themselves; Arjuna went to Dvaraka to bring Krishna's grandsons and the Yadava wives to Hastinapur. After Arjuna left Dvaraka, it was submerged in the sea. Following is the account given by Arjuna, in Mahabharata: For other uses, please see Arjun. ...
, Hastinapur (Hindi: ) (Hastinapura in Sanskrit) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
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- "The sea, which had been beating against the shores, suddenly broke the boundary that was imposed on it by nature. The sea rushed into the city. It coursed through the streets of the beautiful city. The sea covered up everything in the city. I saw the beautiful buildings becoming submerged one by one. In a matter of a few moments it was all over. The sea had now become as placid as a lake. There was no trace of the city. Dwaraka was just a name; just a memory."
The Vishnu Purana states that "On the same day that Krishna departed from the earth the powerful dark-bodied Kali Age descended. The oceans rose and submerged the whole of Dvaraka." This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...
Sri Dwaraknath Mahatyam Adi Sankara had visited Dwarakdish Shrine and had established a Mutt. The Lord here is dressed in Kalyana Kolam where he appears to be a Royal Wedding costume. The place is so sacred as Lord Shri Krishna himself had resided and his successors had built the temple. It is one of the 108 Divya desam. Sri Adi Sankara Adi Shankaracharya or Adi Shankara (the first Shankara in his lineage), reverentially called Bhagavatpada Acharya (the teacher at the feet of Lord), Shankara (approximately 509- 477 BC (though some claim 788-820 CE)) was the most famous Advaita philosopher who had a profound influence on the growth...
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The Divya desams are 108 temples that are regarded by Srivaishnavite Hindus as being of special holiness. ...
Prasadam Prasadams vary from time to time at Dwarakadish temple. They are sugar candy, Kher, Dry Fruits, Paan, Delicious and Nutritious Food, Fruits, Meals and Saffron Sharbath.
Darshan, Sevas and Festivals There are many Darshan and Sevas for Lord Dwaraknath. The dress is changed accordingly. The Darshan are - Mangala
- Shringar
- Gval
- Rajbhoj
- Uthapan
- Bhog
- Sandhya Aarati
- Shayan
- Hindola
Recent archeological findings
 Gopura of Dwarakadhish Temple The recent underwater studies conducted by the ASI (Archeological Survey of India) reveals the existence of city dated to the 2nd millennium BC. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1061 KB) Summary I clicked this picture from my legally bought digital camera. ...
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The search for the lost city was going on since 1930's. The Marine Archaeology Unit (MAU) of the National Institute of Oceanography, took part in this search in 1983. This search was carried out in the coastal waters of Dwarka in Gujarat.
Explorations between 1983 and 1990 revealed the well-fortified township of Dvaraka, that extended more than half a mile from the shore. The township was built in six sectors along the banks of a river. The foundation of boulders on which the city's walls were erected proves that the land was reclaimed from the sea.
Dvaraka extended up to Bet Dwaraka (Sankhodhara) in the north and Okhamadhi in the south. Eastward it extended up to Pindara. The general layout of the city of Dvaraka described in ancient texts agrees with that of the submerged city discovered by MAU.
Bet Dwarka A team of archeologists have carried out onshore and inter-tidal zone explorations and a few trial trenches were laid to trace a proper cultural sequence. The most potential sites, where a large number of antiquities were recovered are Bet Dwarka-I, II, VI, and IX.
The findings of Bet Dwarka may be divided into two broad periods: Protohistoric period which includes seal, two inscriptions, a copper fishhook and late Harappan pottery (circa 1700-1400 BC) and the Historical period consisting of coins and pottery. Onshore and inter-tidal zone explorations have indicated some kind of shoreline shifting around the Bet Dwarka island as a few sites get submerged during high tide. The Indus Valley Civilization existed along the Indus River and the Vedic Sarasvati River in present-day Pakistan. ...
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Offshore explorations near present Bet Dwarka brought to light a number of stone anchors of different types that include triangular, grapnel and ring stones. They are made out of locally available rocks and their period may also be similar to those found at Dwarka and other places. Recently, Roman antiquities including sherds of amphorae and a lead ingot and lead anchors were found. There is also an indication of a shipwreck of Roman period in Bet Dwarka waters. Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...
The proposal for the Dvaraka museum, submitted by the MAU, involves laying a submarine acrylic tube through which visitors can view through glass windows the ruins of the city.
The State Government of Gujrat and the Travel & Tourism Department of Gujrat are working on this proposal (for over two decades). When completed, it will be the first museum to be built under the sea.
India-Pakistan War of 1965 On the night of September 7 by the Pakistan Navy lobbed shells towards the Dwaraka town, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The shells overshot Dwaraka and hence there were no casualties. Soon after this the Pakistani ships sped away, claiming a psychological victory. Pakistan Navy jack Branches of Service Pakistan Army Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Navy Pakistan Coast Guard Pakistan Paramilitary Forces Leadership Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Ehsan ul Haq Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Ahmed Chief of Naval Staff...
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Compositions Mirabai, Surdas had composed lot of songs on Dwarakdish. The Alwars like Tirumalisai Alvar, Nammalvar, Periyalvar, Andal, Thondaradippodi Alvar, Tirumangai Alvar have sung in praise of Dwarakanath in Tamil. Mirabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547) (sometimes also spelled Meera) was a female Hindu mystical poet whose compositions are popular throughout India. ...
Surdas was a Hindu poet, saint and musician of India. ...
The Alvars are Hindu saints, followers of Lord Vishnu. ...
Nammalvar was a Hindu bhakti saint, well-known for his many poems about devotion to Vishnu. ...
He was born in a brahmin family in Srivilliputhur, near madurai in the 6th to 9th century CE and was named vishnuchittar meaning one who has vishnu in his mind. Legend says he rejected the vedic philosophical debates of his upbringing to focus bhakti especially on doing simple tasks for...
Andal, pronounced aanDaaL is one of the twelve Alvars of Vaishnavism, and is the second most important of them. ...
Thondaradippodi Alvar, who is also named as Vipra Narayanar led his life as the slave to the Perumal and worked for the Perumal by dedicating him with Garlands. ...
Places of interest Nageshwar Temple or Nagnath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the holy town of Dwarka in Gujarat, India. ...
A Jyotirlinga or Jyotirling or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where Lord Shiva, an aspect of God in Hinduism is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or Lingam of light. ...
Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan Swaminarayan (April 2, 1781 - 1830) was born Ganshyam Pande to a brahmin family in the village of Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India. ...
Brahma (IAST: BrahmÄ) (Devanagari बà¥à¤°à¤¹à¥à¤®à¤¾, pronounced as ) is the Hindu god (deva) of creation, and one of the Hindu Trinity - Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. ...
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Dwarka is also a place in New Delhi for that Dwarka see Dwarka (New Delhi). Dwarka is upcoming sub city located in the South- West Delhi; it is being developed under the Urban Expansion Projects of the Delhi Development Authority. ...
Further reading - The Lost City of Dvaraka by S. R. Rao, 1999, National Institute of Oceanography ISBN 81-86471-48-0
- Marine Archaeology in India (2001) by S.R. Rao
- An ancient harbour at Dwarka: Study based on the recent underwater explorations (pdf) A. S. Gaur, Sundaresh and Sila Tripati
Shikaripur Ranganatha Rao (born 1922) is an Indian archeologist who led teams credited with the discovery of a number of Harappan sites including the famous port city of Lothal in Gujarat. ...
External links - National Institute of oceanography
- How to reach Dwarka
- 4 Dhams, Dwarka Dham
- Sacred Sites, Dwaraka
- Dwaraka
- History has it. Dwarka inundated by tsunami!
- Dwaraka
- Legend of Dwarka
- Dwarka
- Dwarka temple
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- Submergence of Dwarka, p.22-25 (PDF)
- Operation Dwarka
- Marine Archaeology in the gulf of Khambat
- S.R. Rao's speech and talk(mp3)about Dwarka experiences on DeshGujarat.Com
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