Bhalka
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Bhalka Temple, also known as Bhalka Tirtha (), is a Hindu temple located in Veraval, Gujarat on the western coast of India. Revered as a sacred pilgrimage destination for Hindus, this site is believed to mark the place where Krishna drew his final breath. It is said that the hunter Jara ended Krishna life by an arrow shot to Krishna's foot, later suffering severe and subsequently fatal injuries. In Puranas, this site is called as Shri Krishna Nijdham Prasthan Leela. Bhalka temple is part of the Lord Krishna circuit (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra and Dwarka).
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- India
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- Gujarat
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Bhalka Temple, also known as Bhalka Tirtha (), is a Hindu temple located in Veraval, Gujarat on the western coast of India. Revered as a sacred pilgrimage destination for Hindus, this site is believed to mark the place where Krishna drew his final breath. It is said that the hunter Jara ended Krishna life by an arrow shot to Krishna's foot, later suffering severe and subsequently fatal injuries. In Puranas, this site is called as Shri Krishna Nijdham Prasthan Leela. Bhalka temple is part of the Lord Krishna circuit (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra and Dwarka).
==Legend==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bhalka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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