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Narayan Sarovar

નારાયણ સરોવર

Kutch, Gujarat · 23.6750°, 68.5371°

Trikamray (Vishnu), with shrines to Lakshminarayan, Adinarayan, Govardhannath, Dwarkanath, Lakshmiji and KalyanrayJadeja rulers of KutchDomed temples in the manner of the Dwarka shrines
Sacred since
1734 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1734 (Vagheli Mahakunvar)
Jadeja rulers of Kutch

History & significance

One of the five sacred lakes of Hinduism, the Panch-Sarovar, in Lakhpat taluka of Kutch. Its main temples were built in 1734 by Vagheli Mahakunvar, wife of Rao Deshalji I, with the Kalyanray temple added in 1828.

Sthala katha — the legend

The Saraswati river is said to have reached the sea near this spot, which is what made the lake holy.

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Related sites

Mata no Madh (Ashapura Mata Temple)
Kutch · India
14th c.; rebuilt 1823 after the 1819 earthquake

Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Jadeja rulers of Kutch