Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island

Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava

Location

• Bet Dwarka, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat (22.4406°N, 69.0975°E)

Sacred Narrative

Bet Dwaraka — an island 2 km off the Gujarat coast — was Krishna's actual residential area (as opposed to Dwaraka which was his kingdom-capital). Here stood his 16,000 queen's palaces, per tradition. The island is accessed by ferry from Okha. Multiple shrines: Keshavrai (main), Hanuman Dandi, Abhay Mata. The annual Krishna Janmāṣṭamī.