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ડાકોર
Dakor, Gujarat · 22.7500°, 73.1500°
A major Krishna pilgrimage temple in Kheda district, built between 1769 and 1772 by the Pune Brahmin Gopal Tambvekar, with four gold-capped shikharas and seven domes inside fort-like walls beside the Gomti lake. It is a leading centre of Pushtimarg Vaishnava worship in Gujarat.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Devotees hold that the image was miraculously carried from Dwarka to Dakor by the devotee Bodana in 1151.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha era
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