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Saurashtra Coastal Tour by Car
Dwarka is at the extreme tip of Kathiawar penisula. It was to Dwarka that Krishna is said to have fled from Mathura. Dwarkanath Temple dedicated to Krishna is the main attraction here.
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Krishna teaching Gita to Arjuna
Gita Slokas inscribed in marble at the Gita Mandap, Dwaraka
Left Porbandar at 10:30 am and continued north-west up the coastal road to Dwaraka. Arrived at 1:30 pm and checked into Hotel Gokul at Rs 250 for the non-AC room. In the evening did local sights in a autorickshaw.
Dwaraka ..... Sea coast and Lighthouse
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Swaminrayan Temple Entrance, Dwaraka
Gita Mandap on Dwarka Beach
Gayatri Shakthipeeth, Dwaraka
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Above Sculputure panels from Swaminarayan Temple in Dwaraka
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Steps leading upto Dwarakanath temple ... main temple of Dwaraka
Dwarakanath Temple
*** All Pics above are from Swaminarayan Temple Dwaraka ***
3rd September 2005: 6:45 am Checked out of Dwaraka Hotel and headed North to Bet-Dwaraka at the tip of peninsula. Reached at 7:30 am and waited for a boat to start for the island of Bet; but as enough pax load were not there, decided to drop out of that boat ride and started back south to go to Jamnagar.
Waiting for the Ferry boat to fill-up with Pax, to go to Bet-Dwaraka
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