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Packages at a Glance:
2 Night 3 Days: Dwarka Somnath Darshan
3 Night 4 Days: Dwarka Somnath Shrine
4 Night 5 Days: Dwarka Somnath Special
5 Night 6 Days: Dwarka Somnath (Gir Special)
6 Night 7 Days: Gujarat Saurashtra Darshan
7 Night 8 Days: Colors of Gujarat
7 Night 8 Days: Gujarat Wonders
8 Night 9 Days: Gujarat Wildlife, Nature & Beach Tour
9 Night 10 Days: Gujarat Grand Tour
11 Night 12 Days: Gujarat – Dwarka & Kutch
14 Night 15 Days: Wonderful Gujarat
The Dwarkadhish temple, also known as the Jagat Mandir and occasionally spelled Dwarakadheesh Hindu temple dedicated to the god Krishna, who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish, or 'King of Dwarka'. The main shrine of the 5-storied building, supported by 72 pillars, is known as Jagat Mandir or Nija Mandir, archaeological findings suggest it to be 2,200 - 2,000 years oldTemple was enlarged in the 15th- 16th century.
The Dwarkadhish Temple is a Pushtimarg temple, hence it follows the guidelines and rituals created by Shree Vallabhacharya and Shree Vitheleshnathji. As per Hindu legend, Dwarka was built on a piece of land by Krishna that was reclaimed from the sea. Sage Dhurvasa once visited Krishna and his wife Rukmini. The sage wished that the pair took him to their palace. The pair readily agreed and started walking with the sage to their palace. After some distance, Rukmini got tired and she requested some water from Krishna. Krishna dug a mythical hole that brought in river Ganga to the place. Sage Dhurvasa was furious and cursed Rukmini to remain in the place. The temple where Rukmini's shrine is found, is believed to the place where she stood.
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Destroyed and reconstructed several times in the past, the present temple was reconstructed in Chalukya style of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951. The reconstruction was envisioned by Vallabhbhai Patel and was completed under K. M. Munshi, the then head of the temple trust.The temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected to it. Somnath means "Lord of the Soma", an epithet of Shiva.The Somnath temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal", following a book of K. M. Munshi by this title and his narration of the temple's destruction and reconstruction many times in history. The present temple is built in the Chalukya style of temple architecture or "Kailash Mahameru Prasad" style and reflects the skill of the Sompura Salats, one of Gujarat's master masons. The temple's śikhara, or main spire, is 15 metres in height, and it has an 8.2-metre tall flag pole at the top.
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