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  1. - Desai, Anjali H. (2007). _India Guide Gujarat_. India Guide Publications. ISBN 978-0-9789517-0-2.

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  2. - Paramāra, Thomasa (1996). _Temples of Gujarat Built During the Mughal Period_. Thomas B. Parmar.

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  3. - UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site status, report on Indian Express newspaper website

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  4. - Underwater remains near Dwarakadheesh temple, on website of National Institute of Oceanography

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  5. - Brockman, Norbert C. (2011). _Encyclopedia of Sacred Places_. California: ABC-CLIO, LLC. ISBN 978-1-59884-655-3.

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  6. - Gwynne, Paul (2009). _World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction_. Oxford: Blackwell Publication. ISBN 978-1-4051-6702-4.

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  7. 01. ↑S. R. Rao (1988). _Marine Archaeology of Indian Ocean Countries_. National Institute of Oceanography. pp.18–25\. ISBN 8190007408. The Kharoshti inscription in the first floor of Sabhamandapa of Dwarkadhish Temple is assignable to 200 BC. \...\ Excavation was done by the veteran archaeologist H.D. Sankalia some twenty years ago on the western side of the present Jagat-Man- dir at Modern Dwarka and he declared that the present Dwarka was not earlier than about 200 BC.

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  8. 02. ↑L. P. Vidyarthi (1974). _Journal of Social Research, Volume 17_. Council of Social and Cultural Research. p.60\. Inscription in brahmi found in the temple supports the fact of its construction during the Mauryan regime. Apart from this beginning, the pages of history of Dwarka and Dwarkadhish temple are full of accounts of its destruction and reconstruction in the last 2000 years.

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  9. 03. ↑Alok Tripathi (2005). _Remote Sensing And Archaeology_. Sundeep Prakashan. p.79\. ISBN 8175741554. In 1963 H.D. Sankalia carried out an archaeological excavation.. at Dwarkadheesh temple at Dwarka to solve the problem. Archaeological evidences found in this excavation were only 2000 years old

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  10. 04. ↑1988, P. N. Chopra, _Encyclopaedia of India_, Volume 1, p. 114.

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  11. 05. ↑Rao, Shikaripur Ranganath (1999). _The lost city of Dvārakā_. Aditya Prakashan. ISBN 978-8186471487.

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  12. 06. ↑Paramāra 1996, p.87.

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  13. 07. ↑Williams, George M. (27 March 2008). _Handbook of Hindu Mythology_. OUP USA. p.125\. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2.

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  14. 08. ↑Bhoothalingam, Mathuram (2016). S., Manjula (ed.). _Temples of India Myths and Legends_. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. pp.87–91\. ISBN 978-81-230-1661-0.

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  15. 09. ↑Vyasa, Dwaipayana (24 August 2021). _The Mahabharata of Vyasa: (Complete 18 Volumes)_. Enigma Edizioni. pp.7206–7207.

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  16. 10. ↑Gaur, A.S.; Sundaresh and Sila Tripati (2004). "An ancient harbour at Dwarka: Study based on the recent underwater explorations". _Current Science_. **86** (9).

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  17. 11. ↑Commissariat, M.S. (1938). _A History of Gujarat: Including a Survey of its Chief Architectural Monuments and Inscriptions_. Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd. pp.173–174\. Placed in the north-western corner of Kathiawar, the Wadhel Raja of Dwarka (or Jagat), named Bhim, held sway over the adjacent island of Bet or Shankho- Dwarka taken; lts dhar and also over the Wagher pirates of temples destroyed, Okhamandal whose activities on this coast 1473 have been notorious for centuries...

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  18. 12. ↑Ansari, Z.D.; Mate, M.S. (1966). _Excavations at Dwarka: 1963_. Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute. p.23\. About this time \1500\, Abul Fath Khan, better known as Mahmud Beghra invaded the Okhāmaṇḍala area and despoiled the entire area including Dwarka itself. This mission was ostensibly undertaken to suppress the pirates in this area.

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  19. 13. ↑Chandra, Satish (2004). _Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals: Part One: Delhi Sultanate: (1206-1526)_ (3rded.). Har-Anand. p.220\. Later in his \sic\ region, Mahmud Begarha sacked Dwarka, largely because it harboured pirates who ravaged the traders. Thus, the immediate occasion for Mahmud's attack was the plaint of Maulana Mahmud Samarqandi that while returning to Hormuz, he was driven ashore and all his property looted by the pirates who were sheltered by the local ruler. The campage was, however, also used to raze the famous Hindu temples there.

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  20. 14. ↑Chaube, J. (1974). _History of Gujarat Kingdom: 1458-1537_. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. pp.65–71.

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  21. 15. ↑Rangarajan 1990, p.50,55: "The temple was probably demolished by Śamsuddin Damgāni, the Governor of Sultan Firuzshah Tughlak in the 14th century A.D. and again by Sultan Mahmud I _alias_ Begda of Gujarat in the 15th century A.D. The Veghars did their utmost to defend it and restored ti whenever necessary."

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  22. 16. ↑Rangarajan, Haripriya (1990). _Spread of Vaiṣṇavism in Gujarat Up to 1600 CE (A Study with Special Reference to the Iconic Forms of Viṣṇu)_. Somaiya Publications. p.51.

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  23. 17. ↑"History - Dakor Temple, Dakor, Gujarat". _Shree Ranchhodraiji Maharaj Mandir Trust_. Retrieved 11 August 2026.

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  24. 18. ↑Kapadia, Anand (October 2018). "Pilgrim tourism proposals in Dwarka, Gujarat, India". _International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology_. **5** (10): 890.

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  25. 19. 1 2"Dwakadhish Temple - The legendary temple of Lord Krishna". Retrieved 16 January 2026.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status ( link)

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  26. 20. ↑Gajjar, Heena (27 April 2016). "Journeys in the cultural landscapes of Okhamandal in Gujarat, India: an ecological model for heritage conservation". Retrieved 16 January 2026.

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  27. 21. ↑"Dwarkadish Temple, Dwarkadish Temple Dwarka, Dwarkadish Temple in India". Indianmirror.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

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  28. 22. ↑Mittal, Sushil (2004). _The Hindu World_. New York: Routledge. pp.482–483\. ISBN 0-203-64470-0.

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  29. 23. ↑Brockman 2011, pp. 94-96

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  30. 24. 1 2Gwynne 2008, Section on Char Dham

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  31. 25. ↑Harshananda, Swami (2012). _Hindu Pilgrim centres_ (2nded.). Bangalore, India: Ramakrishna Math. p.87\. ISBN 978-81-7907-053-6.

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  32. 26. 1 2Desai 2007, p.285.

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  33. 27. 1 2"Dwarka - How to reach". Retrieved 19 January 2026.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status ( link)

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  34. 28. 1 2"Devbhumidwarka - Dwakadhish temple". Retrieved 19 January 2026.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status ( link)

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  35. 29. ↑Gujarati, TV9 (22 March 2021). "Devbhumi Dwarka: દ્વારકાના જગતમંદિરને મળ્યું વર્લ્ડ અમેઝિંગ પેલેસનું સન્માન"\Devbhumi Dwarka: Dwarka's Jagatmandir honored with World Amazing Palace\. _Tv9 Gujarati_ (in Gujarati). Retrieved 23 March 2021.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

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  36. 30. ↑"Shree Dwarkadhish Temple \| World Talent Organization". _worldtalentorg.com_. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

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