Lord Hanuman with his son Makardhwaj (who was half vanara-monkay and half
reptile-makara) rare temple known as “Hanuman Dandi Temple” is located at Bet Dwarka
(or Beyt Dwarka) belongs to Devbhoomi Dwarka district in the Indian state of
Gujarat.
Bet Dwarka or Beyt Dwarka is 32 kms from main Dwarka and called island
because ‘Beyt’ in Gujarati language means island hence the island in Dwarka is
called ‘Beyt Dwarka’. One has to take a ferry boat from Okha port jetty to
reach this island. The island is part of original Dwarka built by Bhagwan Shri
Krishna and he had met his childhood friend Shri Sudama here. Therefore devotees
call this place as ‘Bet Dwarka’ where ‘bet’ in Hindi language meaning
‘meeting’.
Bet Dwarka is an inhabited island at mouth of ‘Gulf of Kutch’ situated
3 kms off the coast of Okha. The island is measured northwest to
southeast in 13 kms with an average 4 kms in east-west direction. It
is a strip of sand and stone situated north of very famous Lord Krishna’s
legendary Dwarka Nagari (Devbhoomi Dwarka Nagari is one of the foremost Chardhams,
four sacred Hindu pilgrimage sites, in India).
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