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Historical PeriodEra
Varies
3000 BCEVariesPresent
Sacred Facts Ā· At a Glance
Mantra
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BhÄlka TÄ«rtha
Tradition
Hindu / Vaishnava
Location
- Somnath / Bhalka, Gir Somnath, Gujarat (20.895Ā°N, 70.42Ā°E)
Sacred Narrative
BhÄlka TÄ«rtha near Somnath marks where Krishna, resting under a tree, was shot in the foot by the hunter Jara ā mistaking the heel for a deer's ear. This was how Krishna left his earthly body. The preserved "Krishna's-footprint-stone" is a pilgrimage. The event marks the formal end of the DvÄpara Yuga and the start of the Kaliyuga.
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
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Sources & provenance
š 1 Scholarlyš 1 Tertiary
- šScholarly sourceBookHindu tradition sources
- šSupporting referenceGazetteerGir Somnath District Gazetteer