Hour by hour

One day is enough for Dwarka

If you get the queue, the gap and the tide right. Here is the whole day, from the 5:45 line at Jagat Mandir to the flag coming down at sunset.

5:45 AM

Be in line before six

Mangla Aarti starts at 6 and the queue forms from 5:30. There is no paid shortcut, everyone stands in the same line.

8:30 AM

Eat at the ghat, not the hotel

Ganthiya, jalebi and fresh pedha on the steps near Swarga Dwar. The stalls open long before the bazaar does.

10:30 AM

The tide decides this one

Bhadkeshwar sits on rock in the sea. At high tide the path to it is under water, so check before you walk.

1 to 5 PM

Most people waste these four hours

Dwarkadhish shuts for the afternoon. Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, 17 km out, stays open straight through.

6:00 PM

Stay back for the flag

Fifty two yards of cloth, forty three metres up, changed by hand at sunset. It happens twice every day.

The rest of the day

Ten more stops, and what to skip

Aarti times, auto fares and where to eat are on the full page.

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