Category Archives: dwaraka sthethra

Next to Balka theerth in Dwaraka was a temple maintained by Brahmakumaris . The temple itself was in the shape of a huge linga and we were waiting for others to come , our bus driver asked us to have a visit of that temple . So we entered the temple. In the entrance aContinue reading “Brahmakumari temple near Balka theerth”

After visiting Golokdham we went to Surya mandir. A small narrow road leads to the temple . The auto man left us in main road . We had to walk to the temple the temple has a few steps . Instead of temple . It was more or like a village house . First weContinue reading “Suryamandir Pandava mandir Hingalaj matha gufa Shardamath”

Gita Mandir is one of the sacred temples nearby the Somnath Jyotirlinga temple and dedicated to Lord Shri Krishna and current structure of temple built in the year of 1970 by Birla Group. The Gita Mandir is famous for its depiction of Holy book Bhagavad Gita and wall paintings of Lord Krishna. There are eighteenContinue reading “Geetha Mandir Somnath”

This temple is built and maintained by Somnath trust . This place is next big to Somnath temple in Somnath. Located hardly a 200 meters from the Somnath Temple junction. People can see here the Somnath Temple from its gate. Almost all other temples and Triveni Sangam are visible from this temple. The main deityContinue reading “Sri Ram Mandir Somnath”

Triveni ghat in Somnath deserves special mention as a holy place as per Indian mythology since it finds mention even in epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. This is the meeting place of three important rivers i.e. Hiran, Kapila and Saraswati before they finally empty themselves out in the Arabian Sea. It is believed thatContinue reading “Triveni sangam Somnath”

Gopi Talav is a mid size lake located around 20 kms from Dwarka on the way to Beyt Dwarka. The story behind the lake takes us back to Lord Krishna’s childhood when he was revered by the gopis of Vrindavan. When Krishna shifted his capital to Dwarka, the gopis couldn’t bear his estrangement. They came to meetContinue reading “Gopi Talav”

This sacred teerth is located 5 km on Prabhas Veraval highway. This place is called “Bana Teertha” in Sanskrit and colloquially called Bhalka Teerth. This is the very place where Lord Krishna ended His incarnation. It is mentioned in the Bhagavata purana that a hunter named Jara mistakenly throws an arrow at Krishna which hitsContinue reading “Balka Theerth”