By road
~235 km from Rajkot, ~440 km from Ahmedabad
West India · Gujarat
Dwarka, Gujarat
Krishna's sea-edge kingdom · ~235 km from Rajkot, ~440 km from Ahmedabad
Getting there
By rail
Dwarka (DWK), its own station in town
By air
Jamnagar Airport, ~130-137 km
Best time to visit
October to March — sea winds stay kind
Don't miss
Dwarkadhish Temple
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
Bet Dwarka
Shivrajpur blue-flag beach
Things to do
Temple rituals
Bet Dwarka island ferry
Shivrajpur Beach snorkeling
Where to eat
Sources: open-meteo, wikimedia, Photo: Vishnupranay.k · CC BY-SA 4.0
What to pack
Modest temple wear, sunscreen for the beach ghats
A quieter corner
Sunset at Gomti Ghat as the temple flag is changed
Before you go
One of the Char Dham and of the Sapta Puri; Krishna's capital. Bet Dwarka is reached by boat (or the new Sudarshan Setu bridge).
About Dwarka
- Coastal
Where it is
Dwarka is a coastal pilgrimage town in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat, at the western tip of the Kathiawar peninsula where the Gomti river meets the Arabian Sea.
History
Hindu tradition identifies Dwarka with the capital of Krishna, which the Mahabharata says was swallowed by the sea, and marine archaeologists have found ancient remains offshore. The present Dwarkadhish Temple dates largely from around the 15th and 16th centuries, and Adi Shankara is said to have founded one of his four mathas here.
People
Dwarka's people speak Gujarati, and the town's life revolves around the temple, its priestly families and the pilgrims who arrive all year. Fishing and salt-making sustain the villages of the surrounding Okhamandal coast.
Known for
- Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir)
- Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
- Bet Dwarka island
- Janmashtami celebrations
- Shivrajpur Beach
Did you know?
The flag above the Dwarkadhish Temple is changed several times every day, and each new flag is offered by a devotee.
Shrines and sites
- Dwarkadhish Temple
- Nageshwar Temple
- Bet Dwarka island
- Rukmini Devi Temple
Traditions
- Hindu
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