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IMPORTANCE OF TEMPLE
Places abound in natural beauty, pilgrim places of national importance,memorable historic sites, myriad of handicrafts of Gujarat are constant attraction for tourists within and outside the country.
It is needless to say that more tourists should be attracted and brought to the land with longest coastline in Gujarat. These centres of states heritage should be preserved.
To promote religion tourism the state has set up Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board. What else can convey the state's earnestness other than the fact that the Cheif Minister himself heads the board. The idea is to establish an aura of harmony and sirituality around these abodes of Gods.
In the first phase, six pilgrim places have beeb selected. The obective is their all round development. The places are: Somnath, Dwarka, Girnar, Dakor, Ambaji, and Palitana.
Gujarat is a place of pilgrimage for the whole of India. Gujarat is known for confluence of old tradition,rituals and religious values. Here one will find places of nature's creation like somnath, Dakor, and Dwarka which are ancient, famous and attract thousands of pilgrims and attract thousands of pilgrims and tourists. Dakor is one of the holiest places of pilgrimage in Gujarat.Dakor, a center of Gujarat culture, is considered as india's major place for worshippingwor Lord Krishna. The yatra of four thams, Dwarka, Jagganathpuri,Rameshwar and Kashi is considered to be completed only after a pilgrim has the darshan Dakor.That is why lakhs of people wisit Dakor every year and get benefited.
Dakor is famous in India due to Ranchhodraiji. According to historical scripts, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Meera visited Dakor. The poet Nanhalal of modern Gujarat had read heres his famous Harisamhita before its publication Gandhiji wearing Kathiawari dress also visited Dakor during his Desh darshana. Dakor also contributed much during national movement.
* BODANA & LORD KRISHNA - HISTORY
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* EDUCATION INSTITUTE IN DAKOR
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