Besides
the Lord Krishnas temple known as Jagat Mandir or Trailokya Sundar Mandir),
there are as many as 16 different temples in the Jagat Mandir temple premises
which are as follows:
Dwarka: You cant afford to miss out these temples too
In
addition, Dwarkas scenic sea-shore, marine ecology is also worth admiration.
Dwarka
Darshan by Bus
Dwarka
Municipality runs a bus service to take the pilgrims to several places nearby
Dwarka. The places covered are Nageshwar, Gopi Talao, Bet Dwarka and Rukminimata
temple. The bus plies two times in a day; in the morning at 0800 hrs and second
time at 1400 hrs in the afternoon. The each trip returns in about five hours covering
all places. The ticket is only Rs. 30/- per person and Rs. 15/- for a child. Passenger
is however required to pay the boat fair for Bet Dwarka. From a jetty at Okha
there are passenger ferries for Bet Dwarka and back. The bus has capacity of 55
seats. The bus commences and terminates journey near vegetable market at Dwarka.
The booking is done at offices near vegetable market as well as on Bhadrakali
road. Private vehicles also ply on the route.
Dwarka
: International Recognition to the Local Artist
Savjibhai
Chhaya is a local artist with international recognition. A small time hardware
merchant having a shop on the outskirts of Dwarkadheesh temple possesses a marvelous
skill with a brush and canvas. His sketches reflect his devotion to the Dwarkadheesh.
Some of them have been used to adorn pages of this site. He is recently recognised
as 'the Man of the Year-2004' by the American Biographics Institute.
Dwarkas
Specialty Drink
Despite
Indian markets (including that of Dwarka) are flooded with the host of soft drinks
of MNCs, the local traders command tremendous clout with their innovative offerings
of variety of drinks for various seasons at various places in India. Each of such
drinks has had its typicality.
A
trader of Dwarka's Holi Bazar offers a unique blend of drink unheard of anywhere-a
butter milk with soda. Mr. Vaman Gokani, the local business-man has plenty of
other soft-drinks, juices and variety of blends might be found elsewhere in Gujarat/India,
but the blend of butter-milk and soda is only of its kind. It's so popular that
Dwarka's natives take special care to ensure that their guests go amazed after
taking this drink when they visit Dwarka.
Any
tourist trying this Dwarka specialty drink would forget tests of drinks of even
MNCs.
And
why not ? Even the Lord Krishna was fond of butter and milk i.e. butter-milk in
his life.