Temples in Gujarat
Kankroli, Rajasthan
Kankroli in Rajasthan, near Nathdwar is counted as one of the Pancha Dwarkas or the Nava Dwarka pilgrimage circuit. There is not only one Dwarka but many Dwarkas. After having darshan of all these Dwarkas, one’s darshan of Dwarka is considered as complete. The Nava Dwarkas […]
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Pancha Prayag – the five confluences
Pancha Prayag of Alakananda River grace the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. They are the confluences of sacred rivers with Alakananda, the Adi Ganga or Vishnupadi River. Pancha Prayag are revered on par with Ganga. The sacred river Alakananda traces its origin back to the Satopanth Glacier […]
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Siddhpur, Gujarat
Siddhpur or Matru Gaya, Gujarat is the only place where one must perform the shraddha for one’s departed mother. Siddhpur is famed as the Kashi of Gujarat, and it is one of the important holy places of the Saraswata Mandala of Gujarat. It is also known […]
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Gopi Talab, Dwarka
Gopi Talab is one of the unique transcendental gems of Dwarka. It is the source of Holy Gopi Chandan which Vaishnavas apply on the forehead. Chapter 07 of Skanda Purana states: The god of death frequently teaches his messengers thus: “They who merely utter the name […]
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Nriga Kunda, Dwarka
Nriga Kunda is a very small place in Dwarka. 99% of devotees do not know about its very presence including the Dwarkavasis. It is very unforunate that this place in Dwarka lies unnoticed by the devotees. Although a very small well, it is the best of […]
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Panchanada Tirtha, Dwarka
Panchanada Tirtha is a set of five sweet-water wells located on an island amid the sea, at the confluence of the sacred Gomti river and the Gulf of Kutch in Dwarka, Gujarat (India). It would be more appropriate to say that it lies right behind the […]
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Bet Dwarka
Bet Dwarka is the only remaining part of the sacred Dwarka fort-city built by Vishwakarma on the order of Lord Sri Krishna, after reclaiming the land from the Sea God. The other bigger part was consumed by the sea 5000 years ago immediately after the disappearance […]
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Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Dwarka
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga also known as Nagnath Temple, is located at Nageshwar village in Dwarka in the state of Gujarat. This distinctive temple is located on the roadway between Gomati Dwarka city and Beyt Dwarka Island on the coast of Saurashtra. It is one of the revered […]
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Rukmini Temple
Rukmini Temple is located mysteriously at two kilometres from the Dwarkadhish temple by the Gulf of Kutch in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat (India). The temple is exclusively dedicated to Sri Rukmini Devi, the primary queen of Lord Dwarkadhish. A small Amba Devi shrine too is […]
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Dwarkadhish Temple
Dwarkadhish Temple is the main attraction of Dwarka city located in the Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat (India). Also called the ‘Jagat Mandir’, it houses the Deity of Lord Dwarkadhish. Lakhs of devotees flock to this famed temple every year to catch a glimpse of the […]
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