Kalyana Narayana at Dwaraka

Temple features:
Name of this place	Dwaraka
Deity in sanctum	Kalyana Narayanan west facing standing pose
Consort of Vishnu in sanctum	Sri Kalyana-Thayar, Ashta-Mahishi and Sri Rukmini devi
Tower is called	Sri Hemakooda- Vimanam
Holi tank	River Gomathi
Devotees who have seen the god here	Drowpathi and citizens of Dwaraka
Devotional song sung on the deity by	Thirumangai-alzhwar Namalzhwar, Periyalzhwar Thirumazhisai alzwhar and Sri Andal.
Legend says that because of demon Jarachanda's botheration there was no peace in Madura. Hence Sri Krishna wished to construct a kingdom in the middle of the ocean.The Lord invited king of the ocean and requested him for some place so that he could construct a kingdom in it. Later at the end of the yuga before the lord left from this world he would surrender the place to the king of the ocean . Accordingly Samudra-raja gave some place to the Lord. Sri Krishna asked Viswakarma to construct a kingdom for him and he did so. It was named Dwaraka. Sri Krishna shiffted to Dwaraka with his brother Balarama. Sri Krishna married Sri Rukmini . The Lord ruled over the kingdom. He killed Jarachandhan and other Rakshasas and protected the citizens of Madura and Gokulam. At last at the end of his incarnation he handed over the kingdom of Dwaraka to king of the ocean as he had promised and the kingdom sank into the ocean. The present temple in Gujarat state was built one thousand and five hundred years ago. But it is not known who built this temple. The sailors of Oga harbour ferry the people to the middle of the sea to an island in which there is a temple called Dwaraknatji. This moving world is a creation of the Lord. the Divine accepts the world and acts in it; Vartha eva ca Karmani" From this cosmic end the supreme is Isvara, the highest person Purushothama the lord of the universe who dwells in the heart of every creature.   Om Sreem Narayanaya Namo Namaha   Location: This Temple is located in Gujarat state on the banks of river Kabila. Home