Pindaraka

Pindaraka was a watering-place on the coast of Gujarat, near Dwarka, resorted to occasionally by Krishna. It still survives as a village, and is held in veneration. It is about twenty miles from the north-west extremity of the Kathiawar Peninsula. In the epic Mahabharatha, Pindaraka is described as "One should proceed with subdued senses and regulated diet to Dwaravati, whereby bathing in "the holy place called Pindaraka",[6] one obtaineth the fruit of the gift of gold in abundance (3,82)." It was situated at Ujjyantha parva, and also described in Mahabharatha as "Ujjayantaparvata, this mountain is situated in Saurashtra near Pindaraka temple. This mountain is said to have mystic powers as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 21." This was submerged in sea at the end of Dwaraka's Yadava clash among them.

The National Institute of Oceanography, Goa discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindaraka. An onshore exploration on the northwestern Saurashtra revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone. There were several temples on the coast of Pindaraka.

This is the place where the saints (rishis) cursed Yadava clan which resulted in destruction of the Yadava clan.^[1]

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