A flight of steps from a busy and narrow road takes one to
the huge courtyard of Dwarakadheesh
Temple . The walls of the
courtyard are adorned with pictures, paintings and inscriptions.
Before the sanctum sanctorum 12 pillars support a huge dome.
The dome is adorned with beautiful paintings of Sri Krishna leelas.
The main murti of Sri Krishna is carved out of black marble.
At the Dwarakadheesh temple, the consort of Bhagvan Krishna is Rukmini Devi.
A unique aspect at Dwarakadheesh Temple
is that the murti of Bhagvan has four arms. The walls of the temple are
decorated with cow dung and not kumkum.
The most important festival in the temple is the Sri Krishna
Janmashtami. Jhoola festival is also organized in Shravan month as per
traditional Gujarati Calendar.
Please note that the world famous Dwarakadheesh Temple
is located at Dwaraka in Gujarat .