The Dwarakadheesh temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to lord Krishna. who is worshiped here by the name Dwarkadhish, of king of dwarka . it is situated at dwarka Gujarat, which which is believed to have been built after the historic dwavarka city, the kingdom of Krishna which submerged in to the ocean after the mahabaharata war . the main shrine of the 5-storied building, supported by 72 pillars, is known as jagat mandir of nija mandir,and is believed to be 2,5000 years old. the Dwarakadhish temple , hence it follows the guidelines and rituals created by shree vallabhachcarya and shree vitheleshnathji. the present temple was built in 16th century ce, while the original temple was believed to to have been built by Krishna's grandson, vajranabha, over the hari -griha (lord Krishna's residential place.) the temple became a part of the char charm pilgrimage considered scared by Hindus in India,after adi shankaracharya, the 8th century reformer and philosopher, visited the shrine. even today a memorial within the temple is dedicated to his visit. dwarakadheesh is the 108th divya desam of lord vishnu on the subcontinent, glorified in the divya prabandha sacred texts. the town of dwarka in Gujarat has a history that dates back centuries, and is mentioned in the mahabharat as the dwaraka kingdom situated on the banks of river Gomati, the cities legend for being the capital of lord Krishna. the ancient city was submerged by raging sea waters eight times, but the remains have been found in undrwater excavation by Archeologists.