DWARKA
- ART & CULTURE
News:
“Is Lord Krishna’s Dwarka
under water? The many legends, traces of a lost city”
What's
in the news?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently
participated in underwater prayers at ‘Dwarka Nagari’, a place believed to be
the kingdom of Lord Krishna.
Dwarka:
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It is located on the western side of the
State of Gujarat.
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The submerged
city of Dwarka has been the focus of marine excavations and research endeavours.
Features:
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It is one
of Hinduism’s seven sacred cities (Sapt Puris).
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Dwarka is believed to have been reclaimed
from the sea by Lord Krishna after
he relocated from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh to Dwarka in Gujarat.
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In the Vishnu Purana, mentions indicate that Dwarka was a city adorned
with stunning gardens, moats, ponds and palaces
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Legend holds that Dwarka was submerged
under the Arabian Sea as Lord Krishna departed from the world, marking the
beginning of the Kali Yuga.
Present
Day Dwarka:
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It is a coastal town situated at the
entrance of the Gulf of Kutch, facing the Arabian Sea.
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It serves as a significant point along the
Krishna pilgrimage route, connecting
Vrindavan, Mathura, Govardhan, Kurukshetra, and Puri.
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Dwarka is renowned for its 13th-century Dwarkadheesh temple, devoted
to Lord Krishna.
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It is one of 12 heritage cities chosen
nationwide by the Government of India for civic infrastructure development
under the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme.