From the Rann of Kutch to The Temple city of Dwarka Gujarat
Day 3 Continued
After lunch, we bid our host Jugal adieu and left Moti Varani for our next destination, Dwarka. The drive was enjoyable, but they were tearing down bridges on the highway. We might have to pay a toll for the renovations in the future. We reached Dwarka at about 9.45pm and checked into a fairly reasonable hotel, “Hotel Dwarka Residency” on the main road. We gleaned some information about the place from the boys at the reception and the restaurant. The main temple 'Jagad Mandir' was a ten-minute walk from our hotel. If you wanted to visit the famous temple of 'Ranchhodrai', you would have to go to 'Bet Dwarka' by taking the regular ferry services.
The Holy City of Dwarka was indeed a big disappointment; my early morning walk through the city and by lanes left me with a lot of negative vibes. The filth and squalor were certainly a sight for sore eyes. I have never seen so many beggars in all my travels around other places, and the Ghats along the waterfront were in shambles. I had expected to see a more refined place for the comfort of the thousands of pilgrims who make their way to this city to pay homage to their deities. This is one place in Gujarat that needs some attention from the Government to fall into the mainstream of being a “Vibrant Gujarat”.
Gosh, it's time I posted some photographs of events down this road.
We took the route from "Moti Varani to Dwarka"
[ 8th March 2013 ]
After taking a few snaps in Dwarka, we left for our next destination. We were to go to Somnath to see the ruins there, but the negative vibes of the holy city swayed our opinion, also the distance proved a deterrent to our time frame. We headed directly for The Gir Sanctuary. Below is the route we took.
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