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It is feared that the storm may hit Dwarka, causing heavy damage on the coasts.
The cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’ formed in the Arabian Sea is becoming very intense. Now it is progressing slowly. It is feared that the storm may hit Dwarka, causing heavy damage on the coasts. Along with this, there will be excessive rainfall in the entire district. Due to this apprehension, there is an alert in the whole of Dwarka.
Even Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has entrusted the responsibility of Dwarka to State Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi. Sanghvi has been taking stock of the arrangements in Dwarka for two days. Along with Rescue, Medical, Fire, Electricity Department, NDRF, a team of Army is also present in Dwarka. But, despite this, the residents of Dwarka are relaxed. He is quite sure that this storm will end and Dwarka will not be affected by it. Actually, this belief of the people of Dwarka is because of Lord Dwarkadhish.
Muslims said- Dwarkadhish is here, nothing will happen to us
In a special conversation with Bhaskar, Pranav, a priest of the Dwarka temple, told- ‘At the time of the storm, people were being made to migrate from the Muslim-dominated settlement of Rupen Port, then the Muslims here had refused to go anywhere saying that when As long as Dwarkadhish is present here, nothing will happen to us.
Priest Pranab further said- Whether we believe in this religious belief or take the side of science, but there are not one but many such examples in history, when huge calamities befell Dwarka and were averted at the last moment. Actually Dwarkadhish is the mayor of Dwarka. He has always been protecting the residents of Dwarka from sea storms and natural calamities.
Let us know further that many times big troubles were averted by coming to the door of Dwarka…
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Dwarka was bombed by 5 Pakistani ships.
Even 156 bombs of Pakistan could not touch the temple.
It was in the year 1965, when the Indo-Pakistan war was at its peak. Meanwhile, on September 7, 1965, on the night of Vaman Dwadashi, the Jagat temple was bombed by the Pakistani Navy. The bombing was done targeting the main temple of Dwarkadhishji. In just a span of 15 to 20 minutes, 156 bombs were fired from five frigates (marine warships) of Pakistan called PNS, PNS Shahjahan, PNS Babur, PNS Alamgir, PNS Badr and Tipu Sultan. But all the bombs passed over Dwarka. During this, the sea had risen an inch due to a sudden cyclone, due to which all the targets of the Pakistani Navy were missed.
Disaster averted from Dwarka in the year 1998
At this time like a stormy disaster came in 1998. The Meteorological Department had issued an alert in the coastal areas of Gujarat. This cyclonic storm was to hit Dwarka around 9 June 1998. However, in due course the speed of the storm stopped and increased again. This changed the direction of the storm and while passing near Dwarka, it hit Kandla and Gandhidham port. The residents of Dwarka consider this incident also a miracle of Dwarkadhish.
Dwarka survived even in the 2001 earthquake
The worst natural calamity in Gujarat came on the morning of January 26, 2001. An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude occurred in Gujarat’s Saurashtra at 8.46 am. It had killed thousands of people in Kutch and Bhuj. Dwarka also experienced tremors measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, but there was no damage in Dwarka. The people of Dwarka consider this also as the grace of Dwarkadhish.
Lightning struck the temple
This incident is of 13 July 2021. Torrential rains started in Dwarka city after noon with strong winds. Within an hour, many low-lying areas of the city were submerged. Meanwhile, lightning struck the top of the Dwarkadhish temple with a fierce thunder of clouds, which broke the top of the main pillar, but did not even scratch the temple. Shortly after this the rain had also stopped. Regarding this also, the residents of Dwarka believe that Lord Indra made a mistake. Dwarkadhish again took all the trouble upon himself.
The top of the main pillar of the temple was broken by lightning.
Two flags have been installed on the temple to avoid the trouble of storm
According to tradition, the shikhara of the temple is changed 5 times. After changing one flag on Tuesday, the second flag was also hoisted. Actually, the belief behind hoisting two flags together is that disaster is averted by this. The people here believe that by hoisting two flags together on the summit of Lord Dwarkadhish Jagatmandir, even the biggest trouble can be averted. That’s why earlier also two flags have been hoisted together on the top of the temple. Now till June 17, the devotees will see both the flags on the peak.
In this regard, Kapilbhai Gor, another priest of the temple, said – A stormy disaster is hovering over our heads. Five Dhajs are offered daily at the peak of the Dwarkadhish temple. After the flag hoisting on Monday morning, the next serial flag was hoisted along with the previous flag. Talking about Dwarka, when any problem or problem arises in Dwarka region, two flags are hoisted simultaneously on the top of Jagatmandir. It is an old belief that by hoisting two flags together on the peak, every trouble coming to Dwarka is averted. Even before this, two flags have been hoisted together on the summit of the Jagat temple of Lord Dwarkadhish.
The largest of all the Krishna temples around the world i.e. 35 yards flag is hoisted in the Dwarkadhish temple itself.
Why only 52 yards flag is hoisted on Dwarkadhish?
The largest of all the Krishna temples around the world i.e. 35 yards flag is hoisted in the Dwarkadhish temple itself. At the same time, there are many legends behind the hoisting of the 52 yards flag. One of them is that Dwarkanagari was ruled by 56 types of Yadavas. At that time each had its own palace and each had its own separate flag. Out of these, a 52 yards flag is hoisted on the temple of Lord Dwarkadhish as a symbol of 52 types of Yadavas.
There is also a belief that the number of 52 is made by including 12 zodiac signs, 27 constellations, 10 directions, Sun, Moon and Shri Dwarkadhish. That is why the flag of 52 yards is hoisted. However, many other beliefs are prevalent regarding the flag.
Dwarka is one of the Char Dhams
Dwarka Jagatmandir is one of the Chardhams. If one has traveled to the three dhams and has not come to Dwarka, he does not get the merit of the four dhams. Dwarka is one of the seven Moksha Puris. Shankaracharya established four puris including Badrinath in North India, Rameswaram in South India, Jagannath Puri in the East and Dwarka in the West. Dwarka has many names like Deravati, Kushasthali, Gopal Nagari etc. Lord Vishwakarma created Dwarka on the orders of Shri Krishna.
The temple is believed to have been built in the 15th or 16th century.
Due to Kansa’s father-in-law Jarasandh, Shri Krishna had settled Dwarkanagari
Dwarka is mentioned in the ancient epic ‘Mahabharata’ as Mokshapuri, Kushasthali and Dwarkavati. According to mythology, this city has been described as the capital of Lord Shri Krishna. Lord Krishna killed the cruel king Kansa in Mathura. To avenge Kansa’s death, Kansa’s father-in-law Jarasandha attacked Krishna’s kingdom 17 times. Lord Krishna shifted his capital from Mathura to Dwarka to save the people of his kingdom.
Dwarkadhish temple has 72 pillars
Dwarkadhish Temple, also known as Jagatmandir, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Krishna located in Dwarka, Gujarat. Built in the Chalukya style, this 5-tiered temple has 72 pillars. It is also called Nij Mandir. Archaeological research shows that the temple is about two thousand years old, the expansion of the temple is believed to have happened in the fifteenth or sixteenth century.