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Bhalka Tirtha And Dehotsarg, Dwarka

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A very interesting place, this site in Dwarka too, is a must visit. To the north of Somnath located is a shrine called Bhalaka Tirtha, where it is believed that Krishna was unknowingly shot on foot and killed by a hunter following which, the Krishna Avatar concluded.

In the premises of the temple, a tulsi tree has been planted in the Lord's memory. And located close by is the Dehotsarg Tirth—the place where people believe Lord Krishna was cremated. At the Bhalka Tirtha, there is a statue of Lord Krishna that signifies his death due to an arrow shot by a hunter who mistook the lord to a deer.

There is yet another interesting site located a kilometre away from the Somnath temple and is called Baldev Gufa. Legends have it that Balaram/Baldev, the elder brother of Krishna disappeared into the mythical world in the form of a white snake through this gufa after the disappearance of Krishna, for he was called the incarnation of Sheshanag (Lord of snakes).

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