Pilgrimage to Dwarka - Useful Information

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PILGRIMAGE TO DWARKA

(Useful Information)

Location

Dwarka is one of the most important and holy places of India situated on the western coast of the country on the banks of sacred river Gomati where it meets the Western Sea. It is in the Sourashtra region of Gujarat state in Jamnagar District, located on the confluence of Gomati River and the Gulf of Kutch between 22.14’ N latitude and 68.58’ E longitude. Dwarka the headquarters of Okhamandal taluka is in the extreme west of the Saurashtra peninsula on the Arabian Sea.

How to reach Dwarka?

By Rail

Dwarka is on the rail map of India coming under the Western Railway, connecting major towns and cities across the country via Vadodara, Ahmadabad, Surat, Rajkot and Jamnagar. It is on the Ahmadabad - Okha broad gauge railway line, about 137 km from Jamnagar, 225 km from Rajkot and 471 km from Ahmadabad, 570 km from Vadodara. Some of the trains passing via Dwarka are also extended up to Okha the port town 30 km away from Dwarka.

By Road

Dwarka is on the state highway connected with major towns and cities of Gujarat by road. There are regular buses from Dwarka to Veeraval/Somnath, Porbandar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Ahmadabad, and Vadodara (Baroda).

By Air

The nearest airports connecting Dwarka are Jamnagar (145 km) and Rajkot (225 km) with regular flights from Mumbai. Jet Airways and Indian Airlines operate regularly in this sector.

Local Sight Seeing (Dwarka Darshan)

For local sight seeing to places nearby Dwarka, taxi facilities are available and they charge Rs.600/- covering Rukmani Mandir, Nageshwar, Gopi Thalav and Bhet Dwarka. However to go to Bhet Dwarka the road is up to Okha port only, from where one has to necessarily go by boat and cross the sea. There is also a local bus service facility available, operating twice in a day that takes pilgrims to the nearby places up to Okha Port.

Distances from Dwarka

Rukmani Mandir – 2 km
Nageshwar – 15 km
Gopi Thalav – 20 km
Okha Port – 30 km
Okha to Bhet Dwarka – 5km (by boat)

Somnath – 230 km
Porbandar – 100 km
Rajkot – 225 km
Ahmadabad – 472 km
Baroda (Vadodara) – 570 km
Mumbai – 962 km

Accommodation

There is no dearth for accommodation at Dwarka. There is good number of hotels Dharmashalas and Guest houses available at Dwarka with all ranges (moderate to deluxe facilities). Reliance Industries are running a guest house (Kokila Dhiraj Dham) at Dwarka with good number of rooms at reasonable cost. Udupi Sri Palimar Mutt (contact No. 09924090326) is running its branch at Dwarka providing accommodation to the pilgrims. Check out time at Dwarka hotels is 24 hours. One can enjoy a good Gujarati Thali in Dwarka Hotels.

Places to be visited

Inside Jagat Mandir:

Moksha Dwar, Kusheshwar Mahadev, Devaki Devi, Veni Madhav Temple, Balaram Temple, Sabha Mantap, 60 pillared sanctum, Dwarkadheesh Temple, Pradhyumna & Aniruddha Temple, Purushottama Temple, Temples of Radha Devi, Jambavathi, Sathyabhama, and Lakshmi, Shakthi Temple on the 4th floor, Dhwaja (Flag) on temple top, Sri Sharada Peeta.

Outside Jagat Mandir:

Swarga Dwar, Gomathi Temple, Gomati Ghat, Gomati River, Sangam, Samudra Narayan temple, Panchanad Theertha, Bhadkeshwar Mahadev, Light House (open between 16.30 to 18.00 hours), and Sunset point.

On the way to Bhet Dwarka:

Rukmani Devi Mandir, Nageshwar (Jyotirlinga), Gopi Tallava, and Okha Port

At Bhet Dwarka:

Dwarkadheesh Temple, Balaram Mandir, Shankha Narayan temple, Matsyavtar temple, Neelakanta Mahadev, Dhingeshwar Mahadev, and Hanuman Dandi.

Temple Timings (Jagat Mandir)

Jagat Mandir is open for public from 7.00 am to 12.30 pm and 5.00 pm to 9.30 pm. Darshan also remains closed in between for an interval of 15 minutes while performing certain rituals. Aarati darshan takes place three times in a day at 7.00 am, 7.30 pm and 8.30 pm. Timings of daily pooja/rituals and darshan may vary during festive occasions.

Festival Occasions

Janmastami (Krishnaastami), Holi, Dussera, Akshaya Thrutheeya, Deepavali, Govardhana Pooja, are some of the festive occasions when, celebrations are held at Dwarka on a large scale with lots of people coming from far off places.

Languages spoken: Gujarati, Hindi, and English

Contact Details:

Administrator
Dwarkadheesh Devasthan Samithi
Shree Dwarkadheesh Temple, Dwarka - 361 335
Jamnagar District, Gujarat State

Tele: 02892-234080

Web Address: For more details please refer to

Official website: www.dwarkadhish.org

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