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Somnath To Dwarka by Road and Lord Dwarkadhish Darshan |
SOMNATH – DWARKA JOURNEY
Here in this post , I will show you some places which definately not many people must have seen for sure. Jay Somnath……………………..
4th January 2011 :- It was a very sad time for me as I was leaving Somnath , but at the same time I was happy that i was going to meet Lord Dwarkadhish in Dwarka . Now let me discuss travel. Jay Somnath………..
Travel :- Dwarka is around 230 kms from Somnath by road NH8E. There is no other means of transport apart from road and there is one way to go there. The whole road is besides sea and you will rejoice travelling by this road NH8E . Between Somnath and Dwarka comes Porbander city around 130 kms from Somnath, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi.Jay Somnath…………………
The whole road is fantastic apart from few streches. The whole journey will be airy besides sea , wind moves and you will find lot of windmills from Suzlon energy. There may be many means to go from Somnath to Dwarka , but as far as I know. You can go by a ) Luxury bus b) Gujarat State Transport c) private cars.Jay Somnath…………….
Jay Somnath :- Somnath to Dwarka Coastal Road
Gujarat State Transport buses have a very good frequency toDwarka from Somnath . Morning time :- 6.30 am and then at 9.00 am . I don’t know after this. But it is good to start in morning because it take around 7.00 hours to reach Dwarka. Fare :- Rs. 135 . Jay Somnath…………………..
Second one are Luxury Buses , where they charge around Rs. 170 but in between they show us three temples. a) Narvai Mata Temple b) Mool Dwarka मूल द्वारका ( original Dwarka) and c) Harshad Mata. They start at 8.30 am and 2.30 pm. Jay Somnath……………………
In both the cases , the time to reach is around 7.00 hours . Jay Somnath………………..
Finally you can book private vehicle but always they will charge two way. Jay Somnath……………..
So I decided to go from luxury bus and in the end I didn’t make any wrong decision. Jay Somnath……………
Our Bus was scheduled to leave at 8.30 am and at sharp 8.30 am it left . I shouted on top of my voice, JAY SOMNATH…………………………………….
and then,
JAY DWARKADHISH …………………………….
Along with me all pilgrims in the bus also shouted on their top of voices………………
After beautiful cold and windy journey of around two and half hours just few kms before Porbander we stopped at Narvai Mata temple. This was our first darshan as well as breakfast joint as well. Here there is no village just large temple on the road. Idon’t know anything about the legend but vibrations in this temple are fabulous.Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Just see the photographs below
Narvaai Mata Temple
Khodiyaar Mata with her crocodile vehicle
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Narvaai Mata Idol.
Then we reached Porbander ( 130kms from Somnath ) birth place of Mahatma Gandhi. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
ORIGINATION OF GOLDEN DWARKA CITY
After few kms away from Porbander comes Mool Dwarka :- Mool means original from root. This was actually the place where Lord Krishna first came leaving Mathura. Legend is that after killing Kansa , Jarasandha became Lord Krishna’s prior enemy. He attacked Mathura 17 times and every time he was defeated by Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama.Finally it was decided by Lord that he will create new city which will defend from the enemy naturally . That was the formation of Dwarka. While Dwarka was made by Lord Vishwakarma, God of Architecture, at that time again Jarasandha attacked Mathura along with yavan king Kaalyavan. Kaalyavan was the king who had boon that he cannot be killed by any weapon.So Lord Krishna tricked him. He asked Kaalyavan for one to one fight and that to away from both the armies. They went in a lonely place. Then instead of fighting Lord Krishna ran away teasing Kaalyavan. Kaalyavan got infuriated and chased Lord Krishna telling him Rannchhod ( Rann :- Battlefield, Chhod :- leave) . It ws this time that Lord got this name. And then Lord went to the cave near Jungadh called Muchkund cave. Here King Muchkund was sleeping. He had a boon from all devtas that he will remain asleep for long time and whoever tries to wake him up will be smeared into ashes. Lord Krishna put his ward robe on King Muchkund and hid inside and Kaalyavan thinking him to be Lord Krishan hit him. This woke up King Muchkund and when he saw Kaalyavan he was smeared into ashes. Thus again winning the battle tactically. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
After this incident Lord Krishna was also called ” Rannchhod” . And After this incident this was the place where Lord first came after defeating Kaalyavan and Jarasandha. So this place is called MOOL DWARKA. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Mool Dwarka ( Original Dwarka first one ).
The temple here is very beautiful,old and worth watching……………..Specially the Lord Rannchhod Idol. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Mool Dwarka Temple
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Main entrance of Mool Dwarka Temple
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Very old temples inside ( Neelkanth Mahadeva temple)
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Shree Rannchhod jee. ( Swayambhu)
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Neelkanth Mahadeva , very old and original Swayambhu Shivalinga
There is also a very old Shivalinga called Neelkanth Mahadev. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
And there are many small temples in the complex. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Mahalaxmi and Gayatri Mata temples
Then then after Mool Dwarka it was time for Harsiddhi Mata Darshan:- The famous Shaktipeeth in Ujjain was originally from here. King Vikramditya from Ujjain with his devotion requested Harsiddhi to come with him to Ujjain. So Harsiddhi Mata went along with King Vikramaditya in Ujjain. It is also called Harshad Mata. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
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Jay Dwarkadhish:- Harsiddhi Mata Temple
Jay Dwarkadhish – On the road between Somnath and Dwarka you will find windmills all the way.Very fascinating besides the sea
Please click below to see the Landscape while approaching Dwarka in Bus. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
And Finally around 2.30 we reached Dwarka . We stayed in Kokilaben Dhirybai Ambani rest house which has excellent facities , but no TV and AC rooms.Also I have a habit whenever i reach any Teertha the first thing I do is keep luggage take bath and meet the Lord there. So please have a Great view of Temple and its history. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Dwarkadhish temple
The Dwarakadhish temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish or ‘King of Dwarka”‘.The main shrine of the five storied building, supported by 72 pillars, is known as Jagat Mandir or Nija Mandir, and is believed to be 2500 years old.Here you will find almost all forms of god from Lord Shiva to Lord Ganapati , Jagadamba Mata, Lord Dattatreya etc to temples of Lord main queens Satyabhama, Jambuvanti, etc. apart from Rukmini. Rukmini temple is located around two kms from Dwarka and I will show you in the next stop.The Dwarkadhish Temple is Pushti Marg Temple hence it follows the guidelines and rituals created by Shri Vallabacharya and Shri Vitheleshnathji. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
The present temple was built in 16th century, while the original temple was believed to have been built by Lord Krishna’s grandsonVajranabha and became part of the CharDham pilgrimages considered most sacred by Hindus in India after Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya ,the 8th century reformer and philosopher, visited the shrine and even today a memorial within the temple is dedicated to his visit. Dwarakadheesh is the 108th Divya Desam of Lord Vishnu on the subcontinent, glorified in the sacred texts. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
The entrance to the temple is from the north also known as the Moksha Dwaar while towards the south is the Swarg Dwar from where a series of steps leads down to the banks of river Gomti. According to legend the temple was constructed in a single day by Vishwakarma, the lord of construction and architecture. The deity of Lord Dwarkadhish is made of shiny black stone and is about 2.25 feet in height. The four hands of the Lord Dwarkadhish carries a conch, wheel, a mace and a lotus each and is popularly known as ‘Shankh Chakra Gada Padma Chaturbhuj’. It is said that the deity was hidden for years to protect it from Muslim invaders while another deity brought from the Rukmini temple was installed in its absence. The original deity was reinstalled during the 16th century after the construction of the new temple. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish – Dwarkadhish temple
Now have the darshan of most beautiful and cutest idols I have ever seen. You just feel like taking it home . WOW…………………………
Boliye :- SHREE DWARKADHISH MAHARAJ KI JAI………………..
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Lord Dwarkadhish
But I couldn’t take the idol home, But my bhaav was to have Most Beautiful Shree Dwarkadhish at my place . So I took Lord Dwarkadhish at my place in form of his beautiful image. Jay Dwarkadhish………………..
Jay Dwarkadhish – Aarya and Dwarkadhish
Jay Dwarkadhish :- Sonali, Aarya and Lord Dwarkadhish
One More thing to tell You :- No person staying in Dwarka ( Local people) in Dwarka says the word Krishna . They all say either Dwarkadhish or Dwarkesh r Dwarkanath or Dwarkapati etc. ( anything related to Dwarka and Lord ). This is there Bhaav. They can’t take the name of their King .Even shops are not named in name of Krishna . Its either Dwarkadhish or Dwarkesh or Dwarkanath or Dwarkapati etc. Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
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DARSHAN TIMINGS
Morning 6.30 to Afternoon 13.00 and Evening 5.00 to 9.30 |
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M o r n i n g T i m i n g s
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Morning 6.30
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Mangla Arti
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7.00 to 8.00
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Mangla Darshan |
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8.00 to 9.00
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Abhishek Pooja [Snan Vidhi]: Darshan Closed |
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9.00 to 9.30
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Shringar Darshan |
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9.30 to 9.45
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Snanbhog : Darshan Closed |
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9.45 to 10.15
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Shringar Darshan |
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10.15 to 10.30
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Shringarbhog: Darshan Closed |
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10.30 to 10.45
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Shringar Arti |
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11.05 to 11.20
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Gwal Bhog: Darshan Closed |
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11.20 to 12.00
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Darshan |
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12.00 to 12.20
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Rajbhog: Darshan Closed |
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12.20 to 12.30
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Darshan |
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13.00
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Anosar, Darshan Closed |
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E v e n i n g T i m i n g s
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5.00 Uthappan
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5.30 to 5.45
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Uthappan Bhog: Darshan Closed |
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5.45 to 7.15
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Darshan |
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Sandhya Bhog: Darshan Closed |
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7.30 to 7.45
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8.00 to 8.10
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Shayanbhog: Darshan Closed |
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Bantabhog and Shayan : Darshan Closed |
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Dear ALL,
Thanks for Reading and having Darshan. In next post I will come up with places around Dwarka with some beautiful snaps which I bet no one must have seen.
JAY DWARKADHISH……………………..
Tks vishalbhai… for talking to this virtual journey. I read it with interest as all the info was new for me.
waiting for next post
Thanks SS jee very much for enjoying my post ……………………….
Jay Dwarkadhish…………….
I am planning for a Gujarat tour in which I will be reaching Dwarka on the 21st of October 2012.After reading your post I have Planned of staying in the Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Guest house.I want to know about the rates and location of this guest house.I had searched in google for an hour but could not find about this guest house.Plz can u help me with this one!!!!!!!!!
Arti ,
Please find the telephone no of Reliance Kokila ben Guest house ( tel :- 0289-2236748 ) Rent Rs. 400 with excellent facilities 200 Rs. extra bed for normal room. I don’t know about AC rooms. Booking can be done on phone itself
Thanks.
Jay Dwarkadhish.
sorry for typo- Tks Vishalbhai for taking us to this virtual journey
Dear Vishal,
Jay Somnath……………..
Jay Dwarkadheesh…………..
The post was very nicely written providing ample information of the places and their mythological importance. The snaps were too nice……specially the pic of temple of Dwarkadheesh with light decoration and one just below it the idol of lord. Superb……….
Thanks.
Thanks Mukesh for your lovely comments.
Dwarkadhish is very beautiful really , temple as well as idol.
Jay Dwarkadhish…………
Enjoyed it. Wish I’d taken that road. There are some very old Maitraka sites nearby, also.
Thanks……………..Injamaven…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish……………………..
Vishal ji,
Somnath aur Dwarka ki yaatra dekh kar hamen hamari yatra yaad aa gayi aur yaadien tarotaaza ho gayi.
Ek baar phir hamne aapke saath darshan kar liye.Dwark me aaj bhi aisa mehsoos hota hai ki jaise bhagwan raj kar rahe hai aur ham unki praja hai .Itani shaanti aur sukhad mehsoos hota hai har cheez sasti hoti hai…………….
Post kaafi shaandaar rahi, agli post ke intzaar mein .
Thank you
Thank you Kavita jee…………for your sweet comments………
You are absolutely right ……………………….
Yaa in Dwarka you feel ample amount of peace . No noise of traffic and best thing its really silent , especially in afternoon………………..You feel peace eternelly……….
Jay Dwarkadhish……………….
Great series of articles, Vishalji. Hoping to visit the glorious temples of Gujarat one day.
Thanks Venkatt………….
Yaa you should visit Gujarat temples atleast Somnath and Dwarka . Very beautiful Temples………….
Jay Dwarkadhish………………………..
विशाल जी , बहुत ही अच्छी पोस्ट । सुंदर यात्रा और सुंदर विवरण । बेहतर फोटोज । कहीं कोई कमी तक नही । मन प्रसन्न हो गया और अपनी यात्रा की यादे ताजा हो गई । बस एक बात पूछना चाहता हूं कि जो आपने मूल द्धारका बताई है उसे बेंट द्धारका भी कहते हैं शायद । क्योंकि जगह तो वही है या कोई और मै समझ नही पाया । कृपया बताईयेगा ?
नहीं मनुजी
बेत द्वारका पूरी तरह से अलग है. और उसकी महिमा अलग है.मूल द्वारका वह जगह जहां पर पहली बार श्री कृष्ण जी मथुरा छोड़ कर रहे थे.
और बेत द्वारका वह जगह है जहाँ पर भगवान श्री कृष्ण द्वारका पूरी तरह से स्तापित होने के बाद रहते थे. वहा पर श्री कृष्ण जी अपने परम मित्र सुदामा से मिले थे.
वह में आपको अगली पोस्ट में लेके जाऊंगा ………………और बेहतेरीन कमेंट्स के लिए धन्यवाद………………
जय द्वारकाधीश……………
विशाल जी,हम लोग अपनी कार से थे पर हम ये तीनो जगह जो रास्ते में आपने देखी इनसे वंचित रह गये । हमें इनका पता ही नही चला । हम द्धारका से सोमनाथ गये थे और पूरे रास्ते हल्की हल्की सी पानी की बौछारे हवा में थी जिन्होने गर्मी महसूस ही नही होने दी । रास्ते में बरगद के बडे बडे पेड बहुत ज्यादा हैं और एक बीच आता है जो रोड के किनारे किनारे किनारे है पर वहां नहाना सेफ नही है । मै उसका नाम भूल गया हूं । अगर आपने वो बीच देखा हो तो बताईयेगा ?
और हां आपकी लिटिल ऐंजिल यानी परी बहुत प्यारी है मेरी ओर से बहुत सारा प्यार
मनु जी बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद मेरी एंजल को प्यार देने के लिए………………………..
और में वोह बच का नाम नहीं जानता …………………
जय द्वारकाधीश ………………………….
Vishal ……. Very nice and informative post
I am always intrigued by the lost city of Dwarka that has subsided into the waters several thousand centuries away ……… Really would love to scuba dive and explore the lost city of Dwarka
This post has good pictures and very nice directional descriptions ….. Please tell me what is your next spiritual encounter …. I am waiting to read
Cheers
Dear Giriraj …………….
Thanks for your kind and overwhelming comments. The best part of your comment was that you are eagerly waiting for my next one . That’s one of the best compliments an author can get…………..
My last post in this series may be coming after 10 days because I am going out on Karnataka tour tomorrow…………..
In that post I will show you some pictures in Dwarka which definately you much have not seen.
At last a person who has interest in geography will like those pictures…………
Thanks Once again Giriraj…………….
Even i am waiting for your next one…………………..
Jay Dwarkadhish………….
विशाल जी …..जय सोमनाथ
आप के लेख के माध्यम से पहले हमने सोमनाथ जी में भगवान भोले नाथ जी और अब द्वारिका जी में द्वारिकाधीश जी के दर्शन करके हम तो धन्य हो गए |…………..जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
बहुत ही अच्छा, सुन्दर और जानकारी से परिपूर्ण हैं आपका यह लेख |…………जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
आपके द्वारा खीचे गए सभी फोटो अच्छे और लाजबाब लगे …| क्या द्वरिका के मंदिर में कैमरा ले जाने की अनुमति हैं ?…….जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
आपका सोमनाथ से द्वारिकापुरी तक समुन्द्र किनारे सड़क का सफ़र पढ़कर मुझे भी अपना कोणार्क से जग्गनाथपुरी तक समुन्द्र किनारे सड़क का सफ़र याद हो आया….समुन्द्र के किनारे सफ़र का आनन्द ही कुछ अलग होता हैं ……जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
मेरी ओर से आपकी नन्ही पारी को बहुत बहुत प्यार ………….जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
आपका यह श्रृंखला पढ़कर कर अब हम भी सोमनाथ ओर द्वारिका जाने का कार्यक्रम बना रहे हैं | यदि कोई जरुरी जानकारी इस लेख में लिखने से रह गयी हो कृपया उसे भी बता दे …………….जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद अपनी साथ इस सुन्दर यात्रा करवाने के लिए ………………………..जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
भविष्य में ध्यान रखने के लिए एक बात मैं आपको और घुमक्कड़ के पाठकों को बताना चाहता हू कि भारत के राजमार्ग राजपत्र मार्च २०१० के अनुसार NH8E अब NH51 हो गया हैं………..जय द्वारिकाधीश जी
रीतेश ……..
Thanks Ritesh jee for your lovely long and beautiful comments …………..
Somnath ke aur Dwarkadhish ke darshan se sach much mann bahut prasan ho jata hai…………….
Aisa lagta hai ki yeh jagah hume chhodni hi nahi hai. bas yahi bas jaanaa hai…………
Somnath aur dwarka yeh kshetra ko Prabhas Kshetra kahaa jataa hai Iski mahima mein aapko kareeb 10 din mein bataaoongaa.
Aur baki information bhi aapko jadi se jaldi hi bataaoonga……………
Kal ( 16 march) ko mein karnataka tour ke liye jaa rahaa hoon…………..
Toh around 7-8 din ke baad free rahoonga……………….
Aur Aarya ko pyaar dene ke liye dhanyawaad…………………
Jay Dwarkadhish…………………….
ऊँ नम: घुमक्कड देव। अब जाकर आये जाट देवता,
विशाआआआआअल भाई आपकी और हमारी यात्रा में सब उल्टा है हमने सीधे भेंट द्धारका में सुदामा वाले स्थान पर ही मुलाकात की यानि कि यात्रा कि शुरुआत की और सोमनाथ से घर वापसी, चलो जी अब तो मुकेश भाई भी सपरिवार एक दो दिन में आपके यहाँ घूमने के लिये आ ही रहे है, उन्हें एलिफ़ैंटा द्धीप व उसमें चलने वाली छोटी रेल में जरुर घुमाना,
Jee haan Sandeep jee ,
Koi log dwarka se shuru karte hai to koi somnath se . Mein do baar gayaa aur shree somnath se shuru karke dwarka mein khatam kiya…………….
Jay Dwarkadhish…………………..
Vishalji very good post .It refreshed memories of our recent visit to Somnath and Dwarka. Could you please advise me as to how you could get accomodation in Kokilaben guest house .I feel that they oblige certain previlaged people only. Also, temple photo shows excellent decoration, was it some special day?
Thanks Rakesh jee for your comments ,
I think you have some misunderstanding about Kokilala Dhiraj Dham…………….
They are very kind and do accomodation according to merit.
They start boooking on telephone 1-2 months before date of stay.( mostly one month).
Kokila Dhiraj Dham
Phone No: +91-2892 – 236748
Fax No: +91-2892- 236747
You can also book via email :- [email protected] , [email protected]
For more details they have website also http://www.pndwarka.com,
Jay Dwarkadhish……………
Thank you Vishal for a info filled post and a rich mention of all the legends. Sometimes I wonder that with our internet generation, may be a lot of them would vanish but it is heartning to see that it is not true. :-)
The information around guest houses, bus fares , Arti schedule is very very useful so big thanks for including this. I can tell you now that you are going to get comments on these posts for a very long time.
Best wishes for your Karnataka tour.
Thanks Nandan for your kind comments,
We have returned to Mumbai now. So you will start receiving our comments now as and when we get time……………………….
Now Mukesh and family will tour Mumbai for three days after taking some rest along with me……………
Jay Dwarkadhish…………………………………………..
Jay Dwarakdhish, Vishal bhai. Very descriptive, informative and useful. Great to know that the natives of Dwaraka still refer to Lord Krishna as Dwarakdhish after all these centuries. Gives us an insight into the psyche of the people and it proves that Avatars like Rama and Krishna were real people and not inventions of human imagination.
Yaa the people there are very particular regarding activities of Dwarkadhish temple also. When the temple closes in afternoon , they close their shops also and say
Bhagwaan so gaye ab hum bhi so jayenge , bhagwaan oothenge tab hum oothenge. bhagwaan darshan denge tab hum humaaraa dhandaa ( business) karenge .
They have these type of feelings…………..Great
Jay Dwarkadhish……………..
Dear sir
plz help me by proving address or contact no of any temple ietems shop in dwarka.
plz mail me to [email protected]
a million thanks
vaman
i dont have any shop telephone number . But i have a mobile number of a local tourist operator ( auto wala) see if he can help you to get what you want . His name is Dharmesh 09978351332.
Jay Dwarkadhish……………..
Made interesting reading. Actually we are planning of visiting somanth and dwarka this july by the grace of god. We are reaching ahmedabad from there proceed. It would be very kind if you could guide us.could you suggest we see somanth first then leave for dwarka and also the means of transport.
Shyamala
Dear Shyamala Sreedar jee ,
I will suggest you the plan below.
1) catch Ahmedabad Veraval Somnath Express at 22.00 daily from Ahmedabad . ( train No. 19221)
2) reach Veraval moring at 6.20 am and go to Somnath 5 kms . they will charge max Rs. 100 .
Go and book hotel in Somnath . I will Suggest to book Somnath Dharamshala if you are ok with normal accommodation . They have normal and AC rooms with Rs. 300 and Rs. 600 respectively.
Tel :- 02876-231212. they take rent in advance through DD. After getting fresh have darshan of both new Somnath and old Somnath Temples .Then after taking breakfast go for Somnath sight seeing. The rickshaw will charge around RS. 200 to 250 for full sight seeing and take 3 hours approx. then rest and stay in Somnath. There are lot of private buses to dwarka which charge Rs160 to Rs. 170 . You can book car or bus that day for getting better seats . Somanth to Dwarka is 230 kms and it takes 7 hurs by bus and 4-5 hours by car.
Day 3 :- Start your journey to Dwarka from Somnath in the morning . Reach dwarka in in afternoon and stay in Reliance Kokila ben Guest house ( tel :- 0289-2236748 ) Rent Rs. 400 with excellent facilities. Relax in Dwarka and have Lord’s Darshan and book bus , auto or car for next day dwarka tour.
Day 4 :- take dwarka sight seeing via bus or rickshaw or car. Municipality buses charge Rs. 60 per person . Auto charge around Rs. 500 and I don’t know abou car. start early in the morning if you are going by auto or car . See Nageshwar jyotirlinga and got o Bet Dwarka and come back . You can come back by 2.30 pm.
Coming back its totally upto you by bus or car or train…..
If you have any more queries , please mail me on [email protected] or call me on 9004307770……………..
Hi Vishalbhai
JAY DWARKADISH
First at all Thanks, for givig a good info knowledge of God Shivji &Krishnaji and travel guideline it was very intresting to read after reading it take a decision that go over there and have visit all that places and darshans god shivji , dwarkadish Now I just want to know that which time period is suitable to travel over there
best wishes for your new tour
thanks
Dear Vijay Warghade
Well any time of the year wiil be good to go to somanth and dwarka , but from my point of view if you go just 2 weeks before diwali you will find place empty and less expensive . climate is also good. triveni sangam will be full of water and you will enjoy the scenes. And thanks for your wishes.
Vishalji,
Jay Dwarkadhish
Namaskar.
Am really grateful for the excellent write up.You have not left out anything.Amazing step by step
narration and the pictures really great.I feel I have already visited Dwarkadishwithout acutally going there.Anyway I intend to travel to Jamnagar and from there visit SOMNATH and Dwarka.
Pls advise if there is any advance booking by bus from Somnath to Dwarka.I tried www. gsrtc.in but
am unable to make booking as the response is onweard journey not available for any given date.
Pls advise if it is possible to get bus accommodation without advance bkg at Somnath.
Tks a million in advance.
Rgds Narayanan from Coimbatore.
Dear Narayanan
From jamnagar there are lot of buses to dwarka available from bus station and from there you will get private cars and taxi also .
After reaching Dwarka just go to any shop and ask for bus fro Somnath . They will guide you . There is no scarcity of buses and private vehicles.
have a happy journey
Jay Somnath and Jay Dwarkadhish
DWAE VISHAL BHAI JAI BABA SOMNATH ,WE R VERY IMPRESSED BY THE DETAILS U HAVE PROVIDED AFTER READING WE HAVE DECIDED TO GO SHRI SOMNATH JI AND THEN TO DWARKA JI IN 1ST WEEK OF OCTB CAN U PL TELL ME THE NAME OF DELUX BUS AND PLACE TO BOOK THE TICKETS WHEATHER WE CAN BOOK ADVANCE REGARDS SNBHARTI
Thanks for such a big appreciation Bharti jee . I am obliged.
There is no such advance booking for luxury buses . there are lot of travel agents who have shops all over Somnath specially in front of Somnath Trust Dharamshala Office . You can get as many buses and book a day before you leave to Dwarka when you are in Somnath.
Hi Vishal Rathore,
I need your kind help; as i am planning to visit Dwarkadheesh, Somnath & nageshwar with my parents; and i had booked the tickets in Okha Express; Delhi to Dwarkadheesh.
deaprture form Delhi on 12th August
Departure from Dwarka on 17th August
Kindly advice that which temple i have to visit first and from where i can book the bus for traveling between these two cities.
Just to inform you that i am same kind of person i also visit all the religious places; i started my journey by having darshan of Jyotirling with my parents.
I visited Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar, trimkeshwar, jyotirling and my next visit to Somnath and Dwarka Ji.
REgards
Suman
Dear Mr.Suman ,
From the above plan it seems one day short . From Dwarka to Somnath it is 230 km . Once you complete Dwarka darshan you will go to Somnath . From Somnath again coming back to Dwarka makes no sense . Either come back to Delhi from Somnath OR from Delhi go to Somnath first and come back via Dwarka . Thats my suggestion other wise you will waste one full day and travel 230 kms again back to Dwarka from Somnath unnecessary.
If you do one of the two things above, the plan made can be great afterwards.
For further inetractions , Please contact on my email id :- [email protected] or cell number 9004307770 .
Hi Vishal,
Thanks for the post. It is really good one. appreciated…
One quick question, Are there any buses from Somnath to Dwarka in Night? We are planning to go to Somnath on 16th and will be moving to Dwarka by 17th. So I was wondering if there are buses in night which can save lot of time.
Thanks,
Rajan
No , there are no private buses from Somnath to Dwarka. Private luxury buses have two timings . one at 8.00 am and second one at 2.00 pm , You can book any tour operator . prices and schedule will be same.
And I don’t know about Gujarat State Transport buses and private cars.
My name is kamini sharma. i really need your help with my friends,we are planning to visit dwarkadish ,somenath, diu,porbander,nageshwar.we will b reaching ahmdabad from delhi via air. we will arrive at ahmdabad airport around 11 30 am.we want to cover these places in two nights and on the third day by evening we want to take flight to mumbai.we will hire a cab.do we take a cab at ahmdabad airport,and start our journey straight? please guide us.you can email me. my email id is [email protected]. thanks.
Kamini jee
The above plan looks tough one . because in very short time you have to cover dwarka, nageshwar and somnath. Forget Diu you will not get time . Let me try to Manage .
I think what you can do is As soon as you come to Ahmedabad at 11.30 am your trip starts
Day 1 :- At Ahmedabad you hire taxi and reach Dwarka till night . ( nearby 500 kms ). first night . Overnight stay . Take Rajkot Express Highway via Limbdi . It will help because its very good road and in best condition . Within 3 hours you can reach Rajkot
Day 2 :- Start very early .Go Dwarkasdhish Temple in the morning. Attend mangala aarti at 7.00am . have darshan and proceed to Rukmini Temple and Nageshwar Temple ( 15 kms ) . Both are on the same way. Finish darshan till 10.00 am. I don’t think you have time to visit Bet dwarka . Then from Nageshwar come back to Dwarka have breakfast and lunch and immediately move to Somnath 230 kms. It will be around 6.00- 7.00 pm . You can reach early also.As You reach Somnath . quicly have darshan at new Somnath and old somnath temples . Both are nearby and can be managed. After having Darshan at Somnath temples go to Bhalka teerth ( 5 kms) where Lord Krishna Got hurt with arrow of hunter which led to his leaving of body and Dehotsarg where Lord Krishna left his body. . Then have dinner and relax . overnight stay at Somnath . Second night in somnath
DAy 3 :- Move early from Somnath to Ahmedabad via Rajkot again ( 450 kms)
The above plan really is tough and still manageable .
Jay Somanth, Jay Dwarkadhish, Jay Nageshwar.
we are leaving mumbai on 31 August and will reach dwarka on 1 sept around 1530 will stay over night in dwarka and want to leave to somanth ji on sept 2012, what will be the best mode of transport from drawaka to somnath like to leave after dwarka darshan.
subodh pande
From Dwarka to Somnath only road route is available. You can go via private bus , state transport bus or book a car. Private buses generally start on two timings a) 8.00 am b) 2.00 pm . ST buses I don’t have much idea. But if direct Somanth Or Veraval buses are not there , then you can take dwarka to porbander first and then from Porbander to Veraval or Somnath , You can also go by booking a private car.
Hi vishal Sir,
You are doing a great job. You have provided maximum info on saurashtra places.
My self Nagachandra from Mysore, Karnataka , booked the ticket to visit all the piligrimage places in Gujarat. I am organising this for 3 families, total 9 adults and 4 childern.
I have planned like this
I am departuring bangalore on 10/08/2012 and reach Somnath directly on 12/08/2012 6:00PM.
I have booked 3 rooms at Somnath guest house for 3 days.
13/08/2012 i have booked a 12 seater vehicle from Raju travels for 5000Rupees. to cover Girnar , Harshad Mata and Porbandar Temples.
14/08/2012 i have kept entire time for somnath and other important places in Somnath.
15/08/2012 i have to leave for Dwarka . I have to reach dwarka before 3PM.
My question is – 1. I found the GSRTC bus at 6:30 Pm from Somnath to Dwarka.
whether shall i take GSRTC bus or private bus?
What is the advantage betwween them?
I have booked a Sleeper bus from Dwarka to Ambaji on16/08/2012 at 7PM.
I am facing problems in booking rooms in Dwarka.
There are aged men and women who cant walk toomuch.
so my wish is to book a Guest house nearest to Dwarka temple.
so do you have any idea about this?
and how for the Reliance Kokila Ben Guest House from Main temple in Dwarka.
and how to book the room in dwarka? DD or what?
Apart from this i also need to know about the Site seeing buses timings from Dwrka.
which one you prefer Bus or Auto??
Please reply me ASAP.
For the first time , i am coming to Gujrat. Really scared ….
First thing 13/08 you keep it for Somnath and 14/08 you go to girnar and then Harshad Mata and then tell him to drop Dwarka. Harshad Mata is between Somnath and Dwarka , more nearer to Dwarka .
Now you please call me 9004307770 as i am leaving out of Mumbai today, I will guide you completely.
Dear Vishal ji,
My self an Indian Railway employee posted near Howrah West Bengal, is also an traveler, yours blog are really fascinating, I have planned for visiting Somnath and Dwarka in the month of December 2012, your travel story in details really inspired me to pen down some words. I need your guidance regarding the tour to Gujrat.Hoping for an response from your end please.
Thanking you in anticipation with regards.
Dear Mr. Mukherjee
Thanks for appreciation. Kindly tell me how many days you have to visit both these places along with your travel in train. I will make a fanatastic plan for you . For Further interaction please contact me on 9004307770 or mail me on [email protected].
Thanx, It is a very nice travelogue. I find it very useful in planning a trip to Somnath and Dwarka. Thanx.
Dear Umesh
22 Dec :- Visit Dwarkadhish temple and nearby places
23 dec :- early morning go to Bet Dwarka and nageshwar jyotirling and Rukminitemple in rickshaw or car. 600 for rickhshaw 1000 rs for car.Then leave for somnath in private bus 2.30 pm or car as per your choice .reach somnth stay ( it takes 7 hours 230 kms
24 dec :- ealry morning Somnath sight seeing 2- 3 hours . afternoon leave for junagadh in bus 3- 4 hours in Bus. Stay near girnar mountain.You can start climbing girnar mountain in night also if you are not tired.
25 dec :- Early morning climb girmar at around 4.00 am . reach by 4.00 pm . It takes 10.00 hours. yto climb up and down . Leave for rajkot via bus 3 -4 hours . stay near rajkot station
26 dec ;- leave from rajkot at 5.00 am
All the best . for the journey.
call me for queries 9004307770
jay somanth jay dwarkadhish.
I am landing at Veraval at 0600 Am by train on 30th Oct ’12 from Ahmedabad. I wish to visit Somnath temple & Dwaraka and return to Ahmedabad by train on 2nd Nov. noonfrom Dwarka. I want guidance for stay at Somnath & Dwarka and transport by luxury bus showing important places on the way to Dwarka. ( Halts for Break fast ;Lunch may also be mentioned on the way)
Thank you
V RAMACHANDRAN jee
Day 1) 30 october :-reach Veraval moring at 6.00 am and go to Somnath 5 kms in auto . they will charge max Rs. 100 .
book hotel in Somnath . I will Suggest to book Somnath Dharamshala if you are ok with normal accommodation . They have normal and AC rooms with Rs. 300 and Rs. 600 respectively.
Tel :- 02876-231212. they take rent in advance through DD. After getting fresh have darshan of both new Somnath and old Somnath Temples .Then after taking breakfast go for Somnath sight seeing. The rickshaw will charge around RS. 200 to 250 for full sight seeing and take 3 hours approx. then rest and stay in Somnath. There are lot of private buses to dwarka which charge Rs160 to Rs. 170 . You can book car or bus that day for getting better seats . Somanth to Dwarka is 230 kms and it takes 7 hurs by bus and 4-5 hours by car.The private luxury buses gets you the darshan in three places in between Somnath and Dwarka.
Day 2 , 31st october :- Start your journey to Dwarka from Somnath in the morning . Reach dwarka in in afternoon and stay in Reliance Kokila ben Guest house ( tel :- 0289-2236748 ) Rent Rs. 400 with excellent facilities. Relax in Dwarka and have Lord’s Darshan and book bus , auto or car for next day dwarka tour.
Day 3 , 1st November :- take dwarka sight seeing via bus or rickshaw or car. Municipality buses charge Rs. 60 per person . Auto charge around Rs. 500 and I don’t know about car. start early in the morning if you are going by auto or car . See Nageshwar jyotirlinga, Rukmini Temple and go to Bet Dwarka and come back . You can come back by 2.30 pm.
Rest in Dwarka or move to Ahmedabad via bus . Youcan catch bus at night also.
Very Important :- there is train which is called Okha Maduari -Vivek Express 19568 which comes on Friday morning at 00.30 AM in Dwarka. It reaches Ahmedabad at 9.40 AM . I think reservation in this train will help you.
For any other queries please contact [email protected] or 9004307770.
dear vishal bhai,many manythanks for sharing veryusefulguidence.
Ii am reaching somnath at 6 pm on 23/12/12.iam planning diu on 24 & leave fordwarka on 25 departure from dwarka on 27 at 5am. kindly suggest me accomodatoin on both placessomnath &dwarka.also suggest any modification. porbandar is also covered by luxury buses or not. thanks
dr.rakesh shrivastava
Accomodation Somnath :- Somnath Dharamshala if you are ok with normal accommodation . They have normal and AC rooms with Rs. 300 and Rs. 600 respectively.
Tel :- 02876-231212. they take rent in advance through DD
Accomodation Dwarka :- Reliance Kokila ben Guest house ( tel :- 0289-2236748 ) Rent Rs. 400 with excellent facilities
Porbander comes between Somnath and Dwarka. So luxury buses halt at porbander in between.
Thanks, Jay Somnath and Dwarkadhish.
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Sir,
Your guidance excellent. I could not find Luxury bus timings & booking facilities .As per your advice we shall leave on 31st early morning to Dwarka ,on 31st visit Dwarka local tour and on 1st we shall visit Bet dwarka on second afternoon we intend to leave by Gouhathi Exp. to Ahmedabad and take next day night train.
Kindly advice
1.Advance booking for luxury bus from Somnath on 31st early morning; Web ID or email ID;
2.Places to take break fast & Lunch as you have mentioned it would take 7 Hrs. I prefer to have lunch around 1200 – 1230 Noon as I am a sugar patient and aged 73. I hope there are good Veg restaurants both in Somnath & Dwarka.
Your guidance is very much valuable than any Govt. Tourism web sites. I pray Sri Lord Krishna & Lord Somnath bless you and your family with all good health, peace, wealth & happiness.
My best wishes to you
yours Sincerely
V Ramachandran
Note: If you are visiting South kindly inform me I shall guide you for your max. comfort. But please do it before booking your train tickets so that the time frame could be comfortably charted out.
There are no advance bookings in luxury buses for Dwarka in Somnath. On the main opposite Somnath Trust Dharamshala OFFICE , There are lot of travellors who do booking.As soon as you reach Somnath and reach the Dharamshala Hotel , go and book the tickets for luxury buses. They are always available. Don’t worry about it. I am sure.
For the second one, I would say that there is not a single good place in between where you can have lunch, where these people make halts. So you have to just rely on your food which you take in the bus. In between they will stop at tea shops and other small temples, but not at big places and that too only for 10 -15 minutes. So be sure to take some digestive biscuits or some other meal which is prescribed. In Somnath there are some good restaurants but in Dwarka there are lot of restaurants ,no need to worry there. Again when you go to Dwarka sight seeing tour it will take 6 hours . So take your snacks and meal there also .
Sir Thank you very much for your kind wishes. Lord has already blessed you by calling you at Somnath and Dwarka , So just say once
Jay Somnath and Jay Dwarkadhish……..
Also for further interactions please contact my email or cell phone .
Regards ,
Vishal Rathod.Mumbai.
Hi,
I am planning for 4 day visit to Dwarka, somnath and one safari. Below are details.
day 1: Reach Ahmedabad from Pune in monring 7.45 AM and leave for dwarka in evening and stay in night.
day 2: visit Dwarka temples. Night stay in dwarka.
Day 3: Leave for Somnath early morning. visit porbandar on the way and reach sometime in evening. Visit temples in somnath in evening.
Day 4: Leave somnath 7 AM , reach GIR for safari at 9.30 AM. Leave GIR by 2 PM and reach 5 PM to Rajkot. from Rajkot take volvo to Ahmedabad and Duranto to Pune at 22.30
I would like to comments and changes in the plan. I would also like to know how much time is required in Dwarka and somnath to visit temples with ease as my parents will be with me.
Regards,
-Shivendra
Day 1 and day 2 are ok.
Day 3 : – I dont think it is advisable to stop at Porbander . It will take lot of time Then you will have to compromise on Somnath sight seeing which takes two and half to three hours in an auto rickshaw. and if you reach late then Somnath Temples old and new get closed at 9.00 pm. Check out for yourself.
Day 4 :- There is no time for safari for sure in Gir. Safari takes around more than six hours in Gir. But what I will suggest is to visit Devaliya National Park situated at around 12 kms fro Sasan Gir town which is repilca of the forest. Here watching lions is guaranteed and like forest atmosphere with deers and other animals around.
And I would suggest to hire a car from Somanth early in the morning, go to Sasan gir Devaliya National park, Then go to Junagadh and have darshan of Bhavnath temple at foothills of Girnar , Uperkot fort and other sight seeing places nearby . Finally after Junagadh go to Virpur at Jalaram Bapa’s temple a great saint (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalaram_Bapa), where food and then reach Rajkot . I think these many places can be covered if you book a car.
Your plan looks Ok and one more day would be an advantage.
Any other queries contact on my email or 9004307770
jay somnath and jay dwarkadhish
Dear Vishal,You are doing a great job man.In this only one can find god.I wish best of success to you and your family.god bless throughout.jay mata,jay somnath,jay dwarkadhish.
HEY VISHAL… DATS A GREAT INFO FROM YOU…
MUST APPRECIATE AND WANA LET U KNOW THAT I WAS PLANNING TO VISIT PLACES IN GUJARAT… AND THRU YOUR SITE I HAVE GOT A LOT OF INFO… WHICH ALL PLACES TO VISIT ETC..
THE BEST INFO ABT RELIGOUS SITES TO STAY AROUND DWARKA , GIRNAR, SOMNATH ETC.
ALSO PLS LEME KNOW THAT I WANTED TO GO TO GIRNAR WITH MY MOTHER…
BUT IT WOULD BE TOO MUCT FOR HER TO COVER 9999 STEPS..
REGARDING PALKI… IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?
AND ANY OTHER THING BETTER THAN THAT AVAILABLE?
JAI SHREE MAHADEV..
OM NAMOH BHAGVATE VASUDEVAYA
Dear Sameer,
I don’t know about your mother’s physical fitness. My father in law is 65 and he managed to climb 9999 steps and come back , but I will tell you he was completely exhausted.
But Jain temples and Amba Mata temple is at around 4000 and 6000 steps respectively that can be managed, I think. Yaa palkis or dolis are very good option , but they are not as comfortable as the ones in Vaishno devi . You can see the first picture of doli here.
http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/girnar-in-junagadh-or-shatrunjaya-in-palitana-t174065/2/
Remember the second one with the chair is at Palitana not Girnar .
Or you can also see a doli pic in one of my posts.
http://www.ghumakkar.com/2012/02/03/climbing-the-great-girnar-part-1/
Also majority Doli’s go till Amba Mata at around 2000 – 4000 rs , depends on the season. Till Dattatreya (9999 steps) only few go. Also you have to shell out a lot in that may be till 8000 Rs.
Any other query contact me on 9004307770 or email me [email protected]
hey vishal,
thanks for the prompt reply….
my mother is a heart patient…
so it wont be possible for her to walk those steps…
ya then the only option is to to take her by palki or doli…
i m planning to visit in november.. as i am not in india presently…
but really thanx a lot vishal ..
it is really helpful…
and i will take the prinouts of yourinfo…to travel and visit the places and especially those places which are known to few including me…
which i gotto know thru ur experience
thanx again
samir.
All the best for your journey Samir. You are doing a great karma by taking your parents to teerth yatra.
May God bless you and have happy as well as safe journey.
Hi Vishal,
Very good info about the route from Somnath To Dwarka.
We are travelling from Dwarka to Somnath;but not able to get proper info.
Can you help us about the bus timings and route where correctly available.
thanks.
Hi Hiten Thanks for appreciation
Private Luxury Bus timings :- 8.00 – 8.30 AM and then 2.00 – 2.30 PM . It takes 7 hours to reach Somanth and there are lot of local tour operators on every streets of Dwarka.
There are ST Buses also .
Dear Vishal,
I am planning to visit Dwarkaji & Somnath, I stay in kalyan, I am little bit confuse about coming back from Dwarkaji, if I do Somnath first. Here is my plan
Day 1 Thu – Board from Kalyan [11088 Pune Verval Exp] @ 22.25 [only once in a week]
Day 2 Friday –arrived at Verval station @16.40 & proceeds to Somnathji & night stay
Day 3 Sat – Darshan & sight seeing
Day 4 Sun – Dep. toward Dwarkaji & Night stay in Dwarkaji
Day5 Mon – Sight Seeing
Dep from Dwarkaji ??
Day6 Tus –
Can you please guide, what is the connecting train from Dwarkaji to Mumbai or Kalyan?
Or what I am planning is the correct or I start from Dwarkaji.
Regards,
Ramakant
Dear Ramakant jee,
Your planning is perfect and no need to change
There are two trains from Dwarka to Mumbai on Tuesday
19006 :- Saurashtra Mail which is daily leaves at 12.58 PM from Dwarka and reaches Dadr at 6.40 AM next day
09562 :- Okha Bandra terminus weekly leaves at 23.35 PM from Dwarka reaches bandra terminus at 5.10 PM next day
I suggest you to take Saurashtra Mail . It will be comfortable and you will at least complete journey in one day.
Dear vishal,
thanks for your help, if i change my trip as
20th dec – 22.25 Kalyan to Veraval [Pune-veraval exp-11088]
21st dec – 16.40 arrive at Veraval & proceed to Somnath & darsthan in evening or next day early morning [night stay at Somnath]
22nd dec – morning sight seeing & 14.30 proceed towards Dwarkaji [Night stay in Dwarkaji]
23rd dec – Morning darshan or sight seeing if possible & 12.56pm proceed to mumbai [1906 - Saurashtra Mail]
24th dec – 6.40 arrive at dadar.
Please advice it can be ok, or i have to stay one more day in Dwarkaji.
Ramakant
Ramakant jee
No if you want to see full sight seeing places in Dwarka. Then it is not possible. There is Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Gopi Talav , Bet dwarka and Rukmini Temple apart from places in Dwarka city.
Nageshwar is 15 – 20 kms, Okha is 50 kms and Bet Dwarka is 15 – 20 km on boat from Okha jetty . And Rukmini Temple i 2 kms fro Dwarka . Gopi talav comes in the way. This all takes minimum of 6-7 hours. So You cannot come back and check out from Hotel before 2.00 oclock atleast. So No way .
Only places in Dwarka city and Rukmini Temple can be covered. It also will be too Hectic .
My advice would be to take one more day and do the darshan . Rest upon you.
Thanks.
Thanks Vishal
I will plan to stay one more day in Dwarkaji…………
once again Thanks for helpping & planing my trip, this is my first trip to wards somnath & dwarkaji
jai Somnathjiki…… jai Dwarkaji……..
jai shree shyam….
Ramakant Agrawal
i m planning to visit dwarka in the end of oct. ur post definately will help me. thanks. i will come from bhopal, m.p. . can u suggest me a guide line to travel route and stay from 26 oct to 31 oct. i have to reach anand urgently on 1st nov in morning hours.
Thanks Dr.
26 oct friday :- catch train Jabalpur Somnath express 18.55 from Bhopal
27 Oct sat :- reach Somnath 17.55 , Have Somanth temple darshan new and old.
28 oct Sunday :- Morning sightseeing 2 and half hours and afternoon leave for Dwarka via Luxury bus staring at 14.00 hours . evening 22.00 reach dwarka
29 oct monday :- Full day Dwarka sight seeing darshan .
30 oct tuesday :- catch Saurashtra mail 19006 at 12.58 pm and reach Anand at 23.50 night
You still have one day. So either you can start one day late on 27 oct or you have one day either at Diu which is near Somnath or go to Porbander which is between Somnath and Dwarka.
Thanks have happy journey.
Dear Vishal,
Basically im from Hyderabad but now im working in ankleshwar…i’m planing to somnath & Dwarka?
im planing as follow:(i have 3 days 30,1&2)
i will start from Ahmadabad to somnath ( train start at 22.00 reach somnath at 6.30 )
on 30 th is total somnath over night to Dwarka
1 in dwarka
i have return train on 2 Oct at 13.00 ?
please give suggestion how to plan the tour
where to stay night & all
Dear Venu Jee,
3 days are more than enough .The plan looks good enough and can be easily accomplished in a comfortable way.
Somnath Trust Dharamshala :- 02876-231212
Dwarka, Kokila Dhiraj Dham :- 0289- 2236748
Please go ahead .
Thanks Vishalji,
for your nice elaboration and details of the travel and pilgrim places as i am about to reach Dwarka on 20th.
Thanks for your valuable depiction,it seems like i travelled before i actually reached.
Regards
Vivek
Thanks Vivek jee
Enjoy your trip
Jay Somnath And Jay Dwarkadhish
Dear Shri Rathod,
Previously I visited Dwaraka & Somnath along with my wife, sister and brotherinlaw, a couple of years back.
After reading your article, I am reminded of the wonderful time we spent there.
What a great presentation you made regarding your detailed account of your trip to Dwaraka and Somnath.
I really appreciate your keen interest in not only visiting places, but guiding people regarding their detailed travel plans. Definetly you deserve a pat for the wonderful work. I heartily congratulate for the good work. Keep it up.
The photos are very neat and very good. I think it is your daughter in the photos. Is it? Very cute girl.
Our best wishes and blessings to you, your better half and daughter.
K.RAMA MURTHY
came back from somnath dwarka. your valuable suggestions helped me alot. i never felt unknown to these places. every picture was clear in mind. thank you very much vishal bhai.
Thanks Sunil jee
My motto of writing this story is accomplished
Dear Vishal,
I appreciate your help.Well i request some information.
my planning details
1)16th nov ,2012,friday night – vadodara(9.30PM) to somnath(sat-7.30AM).Will it be possible for me to complete darshan(only jyotirling) and get the bus to dwarka @ sat-2.00pm.Means will it be so rush ? In worst case, how much time it takes to complete darshan?
2)If so ,i need a place of stay in somnath for these hours (just for fresh-up and stay till afternoon)
3)I will reach dwarka @8.30pm,so where can i stay and can i complete the darshan and catch the bus on sunday@7pm to vadodara .means how much time takes for darshan(only main temple)
Kindly respond to me so that i can act accordingly.you are only my source because no where i am getting proper response and with out info i can not take a step ahead as i am going with my old parents.