Dakor
Sign in to saveDakor (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Ḍākōra) is a small city and a municipality in Kheda district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is prominent for its temple of Raṇchoḍrāyjī.
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Place details
- Locality
- ડાકોર
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 25,658
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dakor
- Settlement.settlement_type
- city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dakore temple - By Ashesh Shah.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Raṇchoḍrāyjī Temple, Dakor
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kheda
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 49
- Settlement.population_total
- 23784
- Settlement.population_as_of
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Elevation
- +49
- Time zone
- Indian Standard Time
- Image
- Dakor temples and promenade along the lake, Gujarat 012.jpg
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- P12749
- glossary of philosophy
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- History and Temple
- Vaiṣṇava Style of Worship
- Demographics
- References
- Sources
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Dakor (Gujarati: ISO 15919: Ḍākōra) is a small city and a municipality in Kheda district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is prominent for its temple of Raṇchoḍrāyjī.
== History and Temple == The temple of Raṇchoḍrāyjī houses a mūrtī of the Trivikrama form of Viṣṇu idols. Trivikrama idols are standing and have four hands ("caturbhuja"). Each hand holds an item: the cakra (discus), śaṅkha (conch), padma (lotus), and gadā (mace) in that order beginning at the upper left hand and ending in the upper right hand. The name "Raṇchoḍ" refers to the incident when Kr̥ṣṇa fled the battlefield by running away from Jarāsandha to Dvārakā. In Gujarat and Rajasthan, all Trivikrama idols of Viṣṇu are known as "Raṇchoḍ". The Raṇchoḍrāyjī idol at Ḍākor in particular has had a small golden flute placed in the lower right hand in order to convey that Raṇchoḍ (a Trivikrama idol of Viṣṇu) and Kr̥ṣṇa-Gopāl are identical. Mallison notes a broader trend in Gujarat where Viṣṇu-Trivikrama-Raṇchoḍ idols are considered identical with Kr̥ṣṇa by locals (as seen at the Dvārakādhīśa temple in Dvārakā, Śāmalājī, and Tulsīśyām), which she considers a representation of the increased popularity of the Kr̥ṣṇa-Gopāl cult in Gujarat over Viṣṇu-Trivikrama.