Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island
Deities

Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island

Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residence beyond the Rann

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

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.

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island
    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.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral