Trip to Somnath and Dwarka
Trip to Somnath and Dwarka Dwaraka Temple
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Somnath Temple
This is one of the 12 Jyotir Linga Temples of India in Gujarat. The other temple in Gujarat that is a Jyotirlinga is Nageshwar near Dwarka (http://www.indiantemples.com/Western/nageshwar.htm
http://www.templenet.com/jyotir.html
Details about the temple through links:
Official Website: http://www.somnath.org/egindex.html
http://www.templenet.com/Western/somnath.html
http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/religious-temples/jun_somnath.html
http://www.rajkot.com/tourism/somnath.htm
http://www.ahmedabadcity.com/tourism/html/temp_somnath.html
http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Gujarat/Somnath.htm
Temple Phone Number: http://www.somnath.org/PILGRIM-FACILITIES.html
Std Code- 02876-- Phone Number :
How I went:
From Chennai I had traveled to Mumbai and took a train to Ahmedabad. You can take a train alternatively from Chennai direct to Ahmedabad called Navjivan Express or take a flight. From Ahmedabad I took a train to Veraval called Somnath express at 9.45 pm to reach by 6.15 am. Will provide where I stayed just to have a bath and vacate later. I paid about Rs 250 for the same. This hotel was in veravel itself. Then I took an autoat 7 am for Rs 100 to show me around. They generally have a list of places of interest around somnath. On the way I visited the place where Samadhi of Krishna is. Towards the end of the Avatar he was really annoyed by the goings of his fellow men and sitting here when a hunter mistook his feet for an animal and shot an arrow.
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Departure
Arrival
Runs on
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1464
VERAVAL EXPRESS
08:15
17:10
M - W TH F S -
2
9221
SOMNATH EXPRESS
21:45
06:15
M T W TH F S SU
3
6334
VERAVAL EXPRESS
07:20
16:20
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Return Train to Ahmedabad
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Train No
Train Name
Departure
Arrival
Runs on
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1463
VRL JBP EXPRESS
10:05
18:25
- T W TH F - SU
2
9222
SOMNATH EXPRESS
19:30
04:00
M T W TH F S SU
If you come by this train 9222 back to ahmedabad you can book yourself in karnavati express at 4.55 am so as to reach Mumbai (borivalli) at 11.45 am.
Somnath temple actually two temples nearby. First is the original temple which has Shiva lingas in ground and first floor. Please carry vilva leaves and milk sold nearby as offering to lord. You can yourself pour it on the linga and also touch the linga…then there is a stair leading up..do the sme thing there too..after this go to new somnath temple about 50 mts away built by sardar patel and have a dharshan. Normally there is a que here. You are asked to deposit your belongings including cell phone in a counter meant for that. The sea side view is great. You can also bathe in sea. We finished our dharshan by 10 am Saw Bhalkha theerth, Triveni Sangam where three rivers meet.
How to reach
Nearest Airport – Keshod, Ahmedabad
Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Veravel which is 5 km away from Somnath.
Road Access: There are many buses from Ahmedabad.
Preferred travel base: Ahmedabad
STD Code of Ahmedabad -072
Railway Station code for Chennai Central – MAS Chennai Egmore (MS) Coimbatore –CBE Madurai –MDU Trichy Thiruchchirapalli – TPJ Tirunelveli Tenkasi - TSI , Kumbakonam –KMU Mumbai –BCT for Bombay Central, DR for Dadar, LTT Kurla Lokamanya Tilak Station, BVI for Borivali,Ahmedabad –ADI . These codes are given to help you in booking through the site given below.
For Internet/ Mobile Railway ticket Booking use http://www.irctc.co.in/
Dwarka Temple
Dwarkadhish, lord Krishna
Details about the temple through links:
Official Website: http://www.dwarkadhish.org/
http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/religious-temples/jam_dwarkadhis.html
http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.net/India-Guide/IndianStates/Gujarat/Dwarka.htm
http://www.gujarattourism.com/destination/religious-temples/ankur%20minde%20you%20that%20they%20have%20mx%20record%20point%20on%20qmail%20and%20%22A%22%20record%20point%20in%20PLESKz
http://www.indiantemples.com/Western/dwarka.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/dwarka
http://www.ahmedabadcity.com/tourism/html/temp_dwarka.html
Temple Phone Number: http://www.dwarkadhish.org/contact-details.aspx
Std Code- 02892 Phone Number :
Hotels at Dwarka: http://www.dwarkadhish.org/tour-guide.aspx
How I went:
From Somnath we left for Porbandar at 11 am by a minibus which took about 5 hrs to reach. From here we again took a bus to dwarka which is about two hrs ride. We reached dwarka at 6 pm. Had a dharshan and slept in a lodge. There is a real good gujrathi bojanalya where you get home food here forget the name..this is run by two brothers and generally though both are next door kinds the one on the right if you face the hotel is recommended. We booked a private matador van ticket..many such people operate for the next day morning to take us around dwarka which is nageshwar a one of the 12 jotirlinga shrine of Shiva, gopi talav (where krishna used to play with gopikas and where you get the special slightly yellow mud called chandan that you apply on head and body ), bet dwarka(palace of lord Krishna for which you travel by boat) , rukmini devi temple. The charge is Rs 200. Generally these leave through the day..but we took the 6.30 am one..we had a good dharshan of all these and returned to dwarka by 1 pm. Rested till 3 pm. Took a bus to porbander about 2 hrs away. Had booked my tickets from Porbandar to Ahmedabad by train by 10 pm. So from 6 pm generally hung around porbander and then came to the wonderful beach here sat for about 3 hrs and then went to the station to board the train to Ahmedabad.
How to reach
Nearest Airport –Jamnagar,Porbander
Nearest Rail Head/ Railway Station – Dwarka,Okha. From Mumbai you can take the train below. You can take the same trai from Ahmedabad by 5 am also. Otherwise travel to porbander and take a bus from there to Dwarka which takes about 2 hrs.
1
9005
SAURASHTRA MAIL
20:25
15:13
M T W TH F S SU
Road Access: There are many buses from Ahmedabad,Rajkot,Porbander.
Preferred travel base: Ahmedabad
STD Code of Ahmedabad -072
Railway Station code for Chennai Central – MAS Chennai Egmore (MS) Coimbatore –CBE Madurai –MDU Trichy Thiruchchirapalli – TPJ Tirunelveli Tenkasi - TSI , Kumbakonam –KMU Mumbai –BCT for Bombay Central, DR for Dadar, LTT Kurla Lokamanya Tilak Station, BVI for Borivali,Ahmedabad –ADI,Veravel – VRL, Dwarka -DWK . These codes are given to help you in booking through the site given below.
For Internet/ Mobile Railway ticket Booking in India use http://www.irctc.co.in/
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