The Dwarkadhish temple in Dwarka, Gujarat is the main temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. According to Hindu mythology, Dwarka is one of the four holy pilgrimage sites known as Char Dham. Dwarka is historically significant as the first capital of Gujarat and the kingdom of Krishna. Other religious sites near Dwarka include the Rukmini Devi temple, Nageshwar Shiva temple, Gopi Talav pond, and the island of Bet Dwarka, where Krishna's palace was located.

1. Dwarkadhish temple at Dwarka

2.  Lord Krishna temple at Dwarka is the
main temple located at the Sangam of
Gomti river. Dwarak is one of the four
holy pilgrimage place known as Char
Dham of Hindu mythology.
 The main Dwarkadhish temple opens
in morning 6.30 AM with Mangala Arati,
and remains open (with intermittent
closures for short duration ) till 1
PM. From 1 PM to 5 PM temple is
close. From 5 PM till night 9.30 PM

3. History Of Dwarka
 Dwarka is believed to have been the first capital of
Gujarat. The city’s name literally means the “gateway to
heaven” in Sanskrit.
 According to legend, Krishna settled here after he
defeated and killed his uncle kansa at Mathura.
 This mythological account of Krishna’s migration to
Dwarka from Mathura is closely associated with the
culture of Gujrat.
 The kingdom, also known as the yaduvanshi empire, was
established by uugrasena, father of kansa the then ruler
and later Krishna flourished and extended its domain.
 It is said that Krishna conducted the administration of his
kingdom from dwarka while residing with his family in Bet
Dwarka.

4. Reaching Dwarka
•THIS SMALL TOWN IS LOCATED ON DWARKA –
JAMNAGAR STATE HIGHWAY.DWARKA TO
JAMNAGAR IS 135 KM DWARKA TO RAJKOT IS 215
KM DWARKA TO AHMEDABAD IS 470 KM . THERE
ARE OVERNIGHT SLEEPER BUS FROM
AHMEDABAD TO DWARKA.
•BY RAIL IT IS ON BROAD GAUGE LINE
CONNECTING AHMEDABAD TO OKHA .DWARAKA IS
BEFORE 30 KM FROM OKHA TERMINUS POINT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL TRAINS STARTS FROM OKHA
AND YOU CAN START YOUR RETURN JOURNEY
FROM OKHA OR FROM DWARAKA.

6. SUNSET POINT
•ALL PARTS OF WESTERN GUJARAT HAS SUN SET POINT
WHERE YOU CAN WATCH SUNSET IN ARABIAN SEA. THIS
POINT IS NEAR THE LIGHTHOUSE OF THE BEACH. YOU
CAN WALK FROM GOMTI GHAT TO THE SUNSET POINT
ACCOMMODATION AT DWARKA
•DWARKA IS NOT A BIG TOWN BUT THERE ARE PLENTY
OF HOTELS , DHARAMSHALAS AVAILABLE FOR ALL
TYPE OF DEVOTEES. ALMOST ALL HOTELS ARE WITHIN
500 METER TO 2 KM DISTANCE FROM TEMPLE. IF YOU
ARE PREFERRING TO STAY NEAR TEMPLE THEN BEST
LOCATION IS TO STAY AT GOMTI GHAT AREA WHERE
YOU CAN GET GOOD VIEW OF TEMPLE AND RIVER.
LITTLE AWAY FROM BUSY TEMPLE AREA (1.5 KM ) NEAR
THE LIGHTHOUSE SOME LUXURY HOTELS ARE THERE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE SUNSET FROM YOUR ROOM AND

7. Local Pilgrim
places and
other temples
around

8. THERE ARE FOUR
PLACES TO VISIT OTHER
THAN THE MAIN TEMPLE
AT DWARAKA . RUKMINI
DEVI
MANDIR,NAGESHWAR
TEMPLE,GOPI – TALAV,

9. RUKMINI DEVI TEMPLE

10. • Close to Dwaraka City and by the
side of Helipad and National
Highway this temple is of Rukmini
Devi, the chief queen of Lord
Krishna. Here drinking water is
offered as donation to the temple.
By paying different denomination
of rupees you can contribute
towards charges occurred for

11. Sage Durvasa
 As per the legend saga Durvasa once invited by
Krishna and his wife Rukmini for dinner. Durvasa rishi
was coming by a chariot pulled by Krishna and his
wife Rukmini. On the way Devi Rukmini asked for
drinking water and Lord Krishna provided by hitting
ground by his toe. Devi Rukmini first drunk the water
without offering to Durvasa , this has insulted the saga
and he cursed her that she would live separately from
her husband. That is the reason in this temple Rukmini
is being worshiped alone without lord Krishna. As a
result of this in this area there is always shortage of
drinking water as groundwater is very saline here.

12. Nageshwar Shiva Temple

13.  This is one of the twelve
Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. The big
statue of Shiva is constructed by T
– Series owner Sri Gulshan Kumar.
This temple is almost between Beyt
Dwarka and Dwarka town.

14. Gopi Talav

15. At a distance of 5 KM from
Nageshwar temple is the Gopi
Talav , a small pond where Gopis
or young girls of Dwarka merged
inside. The soil is yellow in color
and offered as Gopi Chandan

16. Bet-Dwarka Bet – Dwarka is an island surrounded by sea from all sides. Boat
service is available between Okha and Bet-Dwarka.
Okha Jetty is 30 KM from Dwarka , reach here by road and then take
15 minutes lunch journey by sea to reach Bet Dwarka. There is no
ticket counter and you just need to seat on the boat. The journey will
start once the boat is full and the journey will take 15 minutes in sea.
 After getting down at the jetty at Bet Dwarka , you need to walk for
nearly 700 meters to reach Lord Krishna temple. Hand pulled Trolley is
available to take elderly persons upto the 500 meters from Jetty. From
here if required Auto – Taxi available to take you to doorstep of temple.
However you can easily walk to the temple by 15 minutes.

18. Prepared By :
Ritik Kothekar
Asia Pacific Institute of Management
DHM-1