Dwarka is one of the most pious places in hindu religion. LORD Krishna selected this area as his home and kingdom after leaving mathura. This is the place where krishna’s friend sudama came to meet him for help. I visited this place on diwali for my religious trip. We had started from SOMNATH at 6.30 am in aG.S.R.T.C bus ( 110 rupees)and took the scenic route of somnath -harshad- porbandar-dwarka. On this route road runs parallel to the sea and we see many windmills on this scenic route.
windmills on somnath to dwarka road
& A treat to watch are various birds nestling in water. The road brings out the romantic in you even though we were traveling in a not sooo romantic but comfortable bus. While my husband was dozing off i watched few trailers full of pink lobsters caught freshly from sea being taken to the nearest cold storage. The wind mills are quite lot in number and very near to the road….
nageshwar jyotirling, dwarka
dwarka is 150 kms from jamnagar
dwarka is 250 kms from rajkot
dwarka is 100 kms from porbandar
dwarka is 260 kms from somnath
Various trains and pvt buses ply to and fro from rajkot, porbandar, jamnagar,ahmedabad,somnath,vadodara,surat.
DWARKA has the famous Dwarkadhish temple for VAISHNAVS. It is in a very sad state of condition. There is a lack of cleanliness, order, planning, security and respect for a place of worship. the pujaris keep on spitting in the mandir campus itself. Another famous place of worship is the NAGESHWAR JYOTIRLING at 16 kms from dwarka. The mandir has a large statute of Lord Shiva.
this place has been redesigned by T-SERIES company at a cost of 5 crores.but the sad part is there are stall right inside the mandir selling stuff at high price in the name of god. the chowpaty area is in pathetic condition with lack of cleanliness and stall selling food items throwing there rubbish into the sea directly.
dwarka beach and light house
there are various places to stay in dwarka but if u are visiting with family ( old aged people and quiet children) then KOKILA DHIRAJ DHAM ( Rs 300 for a 2 bed non ac room) run by reliance industries is a great place to stay. Its near to good eating places in dwarka. The only difficulty at KDD is tat u cant get rooms easily and need to book it in advance and shorts are not allowed in the campus. FAMILIES with quiet children are given preference as it has lots of VIPs staying in the permises.
Sea here is very turbulent and not so safe for swimming. various sea shells and coloured stones are avaiilable for collectors and aquarium owners.
Bet dwarka is good juzz for the boat ride..otherwise the island is cramped with shops. dwarka municipality rund 2 trips daily 8 am to 1 pm and 2pm to 7 pm daily for tourists( 50 rupees). This trip covers nageshwar temple, gopi talav, bet dwarka,rukmani temple. priests at all the temples keep hogging you for money.. i am a gujarati and its a sad condition to see in my own state.
sadhus at rukmini temple
horse cart ride
U can definately enjoy dwarka more on a horse cart….its cheap too but make sure u have a strong back cozzz the roads are real bad…..and the people of dwarka are waiting for a visit from Mr. Chief Minister so that the roads will be paved again….relaince industries have helped in renovating the various ghats on RIVER GOMTI.
In all when viewed from a pilgrim’s eye it is a pious land but from a tourist’s eye it isnt so.
this was great information for the travel lover like me keep it up,
gr8 info about entire route and discription
Welcome aboard Tripper. After your comment on few stories, I could see a log coming out of you and here it is.
Very short and information-rich account and as Nirav says, its going to be very useful for fellow Ghumakkars. Never been to Gujrat, at least Gir should happen some day. I have heard a lot about roads in Gujrat, so its a surprise to read that roads are not too good in this particular area.
Quite children, that reads like a Oxymoron :)
Looking fwd to read from you. Best wishes.
bad roads tat iam talking about are inside dwarka town….tey are real bad and narrow…..but the roads connecting to other towns are juzzzz awesome….
Pics would greatly add to the richness, let me know if you need help around putting photos.
actualy i really need help for putting pics…..can u help me…read some of the posts but i dont get the add media option on my new post page….
Try now please.
also, Pics are best viewed at 550 X 375 (landscape) and 400 X 270 (portrait). One quick way to get that size is to visit http://webresizer.com/resizer/ and do a re-size on the site and then upload it here.
thanks for the help i did manage to upload some pics…..
HEY GURL GR8 INFORMATION,
I AM PLANNING TO VISIT THE SAME PLACE WITH MY FAMILY IN DECEMBER AND I WAS LITTLE BIT CONFUSSED WETHER MY FAMILY LIKE IT OR NO ALSO I AM LITTLE BIT SHORT OF TIME AND NOW I WILL TRY TO MANAGE MY DAYS LIKE U AND UR FAMILY.
THX FOR THE KDD INFO……..NOBODY IN MY FRIEND GROUP WAS KNOWING THIS MUCH IN DETAIL AND I WAS HOPING SOME DECENT HOTEL THERE AND GOT THE INFO THROUGH U THX SO MUCH
Thanks for giving a realistic picture of the place….. Im planning a trip this nov to Dwarka and Somnath.
enjoy your trip…..
Great crisp write up. Thanks. I was looking for something on Dwaraka and had looked up Ghumakkar 15 days back. Any idea how cold it would be there in January?
temperature will be around 28 dgree to 18 degree celcius…..in dec to february…..but if your plans permit…..you can visit on holi as it is celebrated at the temple of dwarkadhish….
hie toral.. seems u enjoyed a lot ovrthr!!! keep it Up!! Hv FuN LiKe Diz AlwAyZzZz…
n d snaps r too gUd… Tell NiraV to start ProdUctiOn of Such SHAANDAAR SAWAARI, JAANDAR SAWAARI!!!!
Am Planing a 5 days trip to West Gujrat.
Day 1
Reach Rajkot at 10:30 am. Go to junagad. City tour.
Day 2
Morning 5 am Climb Girnar. Afternoon Visit Somnath Temple.
Day 3
Visit Diu in Morning. Afternoon Reach Girnar for Safari.
Night Leave for Dwarka.
Day 4
Morning Visit Dwarka temple.
Day 5
Afternoon Catch Return Train.
We are planning to travel through road. We are group of 5 friends.
Please suggest any must to visit places in the route.
How are the road conditions in the area? How much time does it
take to visit Dwarka from Girnar.
One more place in Dwarka worth visit is Gomti River Ghat where it confluences with ocean. The water is clean and calm..
Also, Brahmakumaris museum is a must visit place in Dwarka.
At mithanagar you get a chance to have a glance at Mithanagar at Tata Salt Plant. Although entry is not allowed.
While I do understand your reactions to the situation I would rather stay positive with regard to having more faith in Dwarkadheesh, for a change in fortunes. Given time I am sure things will only get better. The Sudama Setu is an ambitious project that will shortly commence and lets hope Dwarka will rise and shine!
Hello Toral,
I would like to praise you for the unbiased and frank opinions you have expressed about the condition of Dwarka. I firmly believe that such views may help authorities to take actions and to improve things.
:-) and yes the pictures of sadhus at rukmini temple is beautiful.
You need to take part in a contest for among the finest blogs on the web. I’ll recommend this site!
I am visiting dwarka on 12 & 13 sept.How to get booking at KOKILA DHIRAJ DHAM.any contact detail/online booking information. Any good stay at Somnath & Junagarh.Pl advise
I am planning to visit Dwarka in April Startimg.
Can any one give some idea what other things we can see that are near by?
also Hotel details and how much time is required in Dwarka to see the things
Dear Toral
The description give is very useful for every visitor to this area. Even I am taking my family to Dwarakarish temple on this April. Can u give some info. about the eating here.
Hi toral
im living in proper dwarka if u have need any type of Latest information about dwarka and also need help in travel booking hotel booking so any time most welcome…… pragnesh (dwarkesh travels)
I am visiting to dwarka and then to somnath with my family friend. We all 4 are of 60 years age. We need your guidence about stay at dwarka and near by visiting places.We are visiting gujrath first time .pl get us details by mail only. thanks
mahendra yadav at Indore (MP)
like the author who brought out the sordid state of affairs of dwarka is obtainable in almost all the
indian temples. if the architects(viswakarmas)/kings who created these temples happen to descend on earth to see them now they would feel why at all they made it.We r good at spoiling every good system
thrown open to us.Unless “cleaniness is godliness” slogan/mantra goes into blood of us,we shall be witnessing such filthy/rubbish atmosphere not only in temples but in public places too.
just returned fromCharbhujaji, Sreenathji, Eklingji, Ambaji, jaisalmer, tanot mataji(BSFControlled),Ramdevra, Kolayat Bikaner,Deshnok, Deh(nearNagaur,KhatuShyamji,jaipur n back to delhi by my RENAULT FLUENCE and now planning to go DWARKA,Somnath Porbander and jamnagar etc by car.I found this site very usefull bcoz of experiences shared by the Ghumakkars like me.I know the rainy season but i think if rain cant come to me i should go to there.My wife is always my good co-passenger who never asked to stop the car even for tea or washroom for about 600-700kms.
Gve me tips if any with you
it took about 167 liter diesal and covered 2970KMs. Highways, MegaHighways, NHs were so smooth in quality
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How to make bookings at Dwarka Dheeraj Dham/ Birla Guest house all numbers available on the Net are not working. Please let me know if contact details are available anywhere..
dwaraka dheeraj dham doesnot take advance booking as far as i know…..u have to reach there and take the rooms if empty…
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