Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir)
Dwarka, Gujarat
Dwarkadhish Temple, also called Jagat Mandir, stands in Dwarka, Gujarat, at the meeting of the Gomti and the Arabian Sea.
Temple details
- About this temple
Gujarat Tourism lists it among the Char Dham pilgrimage places, with Badrinath, Puri, and Rameswaram. The same page describes a hilltop approach of more than fifty steps, sculptured walls around the Krishna sanctum, smaller shrines in the complex, and a 43-metre spire with a flag of 52 yards of cloth. Entry and exit are through doors named Swarg and Moksh. Gujarat Tourism records that the original structure was destroyed in 1472 and subsequently rebuilt in the 15th–16th century, with later renovation marks from the 16th and 19th centuries. The temple trust's own pages record Janmastami as the principal festival, with other documented observances including Annakut, Holi, Dhuleti, Akshay Trutiya, and Rath Yatra.
- Deity
Lord Krishna (Dwarkadhish)
- Temple type
Char Dham pilgrimage shrine
- Architectural style
Stone temple with a 43 m shikhara and sculptured walls
- Established
Rebuilt in the 15th–16th century after destruction in 1472; later renovations in the 16th and 19th centuries (Gujarat Tourism)
- Festivals
- Janmastami (Krishna Janmahotsav)
- Annakut
- Holi
- Dhuleti
- Akshay Trutiya
- Rath Yatra
- Makar Sankranti
- Vasant Panchami
- Rama Navmi
- Tulsi Vivah
- Managed by
Shree Dwarkadhish Mandir Trust (Bombay Public Trust A-31, Jamnagar), with the Government of Gujarat as trustee; Devasthan Samiti chaired by the District Collector, Devbhoomi Dwarka
Location
Dwarka, Gujarat, India