Bhalka
Gujarat
Bhalka Temple, also known as Bhalka Tirtha, is a Hindu temple located in Veraval, Gujarat on the western coast of India. It marks the location where Krishna concluded his earthly pastimes and completed his ascension to his spiritual abode. According to the Mahabharata and the Bhagavata Purana, a hunter named Jara mistook Krishna's partly visible foot for a deer from a distance and released an arrow, an event that served as the catalyst for Krishna's departure from the physical world. In the epic and Puranas, this event is commemorated as the Shri Krishna Nijdham Prasthan Leela. Both texts state that this was a voluntary spiritual exit; upon approaching, the hunter found Krishna already seated in his four-armed divine form before his ascension. Bhalka Tirtha is part of the Lord Krishna pilgrimage circuit, which includes Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra, and Dwarka.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Jetalsar railway station (JLR), about 119 km by road.
- By air: Keshod Airport (IXK), about 62 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Shree Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple – Prabhas Patan, near Veraval, Gir Somnath district (about 0 km)
- Gangeshwar Mahadev Temple, Fudam (Diu) – Fudam village, about 3 km from Diu town, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (about 76 km)
- Shri Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple – Daruka Vana, on the Dwarka–Bet Dwarka (Okha) road, Devbhumi Dwarka district (about 263 km)
- Shri Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir), Dwarka – Dwarka, Devbhumi Dwarka district (about 264 km)
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