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Dwarkadheesh Temple
The temple of Dwarkadheesh , also known as Jagat Mandir, is built on the north bank of the Gomti stream. The temple dates back to 2,500 years. Architecturally the temple is constructed on the same plan and system as most of the Hindu sacred edifices of antiquity. Sixty columns support the roof of the audience hall of the Jagat Mandir. The main temple is five-story high with the generously carved conical spire rising to a height of 157 feet.

Rukmini Devi Temple
This small temple, 1.5km north of town, is an architectural masterpiece. Rukmini is the most important of Krishna ’s 16,108 wives. The temple walls are decorated with beautiful paintings depicting her pastimes with Krishna . This temple is said to date back to the 12th century.

Gomati Ghat Temples
Gomati, the descended Ganges , meets the sea at Chakra-tirtha Ghat. To take bath where the Gomati meets the ocean is said to offer liberation. the back entrance of the Dwarkadish Temple , you can see the Gomati River . The temple is located almost at the spot where the Gomati meets the ocean.

The Samudra Narayana Temple

(Sangam Narayana) is an imposing temple at the confluence of the Gomati and the sea. Panchanada Tirtha consists of five sweet-water wells surrounded by seawater. At Chakra Narayana, Lord Vishnu was manifested as a stone marked with a chakra on the seashore. The Gomatiji Temple has an image of the Gomati River in it, said to have been brought down from heaven by Vasistha Muni.


Bhalka Tirth
The spot where Lord Krishna was mistaken for a deer and struck by a arrow while sleeping under the tree. It is said Lord Krishna was cremated at Dehotsarga at Triveni Ghat. Close by lies Somnath with its shrine built by Soma, the Moon God. The Majestic monument as it stands today is a recent replication of the earlier construction. It is said that the original temple built by the Moon God was of gold. After it was razed to the ground it was rebuilt by Ravana in silver.

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