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Introduction
THE HISTORICAL CITY
The famous temple called Dwarakadish, dedicated to Lord Krishna, the king of
Dwaraka, is found in the city called Dwaraka on the west coast of India in the
state of Gujarat. It is considered to be one of the seven Holy Cities of India.
The others are Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram and Ujjain.
According to tradition, the original temple of Dwarakadish was built by
Krishna's great-grandson, Vajranabha, over the ruins of Lord Krishna's own
palace, which was the only building that was not washed away by the tsunami.
However, the ancient, famed city of Dwaraka existed five