Dwaraka  - A  LOST CITY RECOVERED -                Dwaraka was  a western Indian city submerged by the sea right after the death of Sri  Krishna. This was regarded as a grandiose metaphor, part of a story  filled with great myths. But in the early eighties an important  archaeological site was found at the site of the legendary city of Lord  Krishna.                  Situated in  Saurashtra, at a point where the Gomti river meets the Arabian sea, it  has acquired multifarious names down the ages: Dwaraka, the gateway to  eternal happiness; Swarnapuri, the city of gold, Swarnadwarika, the  golden gateway. Why is that the rediscovery of Dwaraka has not attracted  the same degree of attention in the West, as that of ancient Troy by  Heinrich Schliemann?  Literary texts like the Mahabharata , Harivamsha  and Purana   contain traditions about the foundation of Dwaraka, its planning and  glory. Before the legendary city of Dwaraka was discovered some scholars  were of the view ...
 
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