Shree Dwarkadhishji Temple (Dwarka)

India / Gujarat / Dwarka / Jodha Manek Road
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One of the four holy places of Hinduism, the main shrine is believed to be over 2500 years old.
Dwarka was known as the city of Gold. Shree Krishna came here from Mathura along with some Yadav families and establishes his own empire Dwarka. That was the legend but science proved it partially. Dwarka is derived from 'Dwar', a door, and in ancient times its flourishing port was considered to be the gateway to the main land. As 'Ka' means 'Brahma' meaning, gateway to Moksha. It is called Dwarkamati and Dwarkavati. Being adopted home and capital of Shri Krishna after he gave up Mathura. It is held in such a high esteem as a place of Hindu pilgrimage that it is considered to be one of the four principle holy places or chardham, it is also known as Mokshapuri.

www.dwarkadhish.org/default.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarakadheesh_temple
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Coordinates:   22°14'15"N   68°58'2"E

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  • Photo added by M.Dhanasekaran.
  • Is it a main temple in Dwarka?
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