Dwarkadhish Temple, Kankroli

Getting there

• By train

  Kankroli has a railway station on the meter gauge line between Mavali and Marwar Junction.

• By road

  Kankroli lies on NH-48, the old NH-8, on the Udaipur to Ajmer route.

Why devotees come here

Dwarkadhish Temple stands on the southern bank of Rajsamand Lake in Kankroli, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan. It is the third peeth of the Shuddhadvaita Pushtimarg sect, founded by Jagadguru Vallabhacharya.

Dwarkadhish Ji is the third peeth of the Shuddhadvaita Pushtimarg, the sect founded by Jagadguru Vallabhacharya. The deity is one of the seven swaroops of Pushtimarg. Legend says the image was worshipped by a series of sages and Hindu mythological figures before the family of Vallabha took it up.

Fearing danger to the deity, Goswami Girdharji took it from Gokul to Ahmedabad. Maharana Raj Singh granted the village of Asotiya for the temple, and the first temple was built there. After Rajsamand Lake was built, heavy rain flooded the Asotiya temple and left it on an islet. Maharajkumar Amar Singh allocated the high ground of Darikhana and Haveli for the new temple. Kankroli was once a jagir of 21 villages in the erstwhile Mewar state, granted free to the Gosain of the Dwarkadhish ji Temple.

The temple is built in the haveli style, and its shikhar, or tower, is decorated with many sculptures. It can be seen from a long distance. The lush greenery around it adds to its beauty, and the temple sits on the high bank of the lake.

Festivals

• Shrawan monthShrawan

  Devotional singing is held at the temple during Shrawan.

• Phalgun monthPhag

  Phag is celebrated in Phalgun month, along with Holi and Deepawali.

Tips for your visit

• Kankroli lies about 68 km north of Udaipur, so plan the trip from that city.
• Kankroli forms a twin town with Rajsamand, so you can base your stay in either town.

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