An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c31.670

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**Dwarka** (22°15'; 69°0'), Dt Jamnagar, one of the most famous Vaiṣṇava centres in India. According to the *Bhāgavata*, *Harivaṁśa* and Jaina literature the Yādavas under Kṛṣṇa migrated from Mathurā to Dvārakā, which was then probably known as Kuśasthalī and was the capital of Ānarta. Excavation was undertaken here jointly by the Deccan College and the Dept of Arch., Gujarat State, in 1962 under the guidance of H.D. Sankalia (*IAR 1962-3*, p. 7). The area selected for the excavation was a private compound just outside the compound wall of the Dvārakādhīśa temple. A trench, 7·63 × 6·11× m, was dug to a depth of about 11 m where the rock level was touched. At a depth of 3·66 m, and downwards it was all sea sand; excavation was carried out with a strong wooden shoring. Four Pds were identified but the association of the site with Kṛṣṇa and the Yādavas remains unproved.