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Sudama Temple is located in the centre of Porbandar City, Gujarat, India. Edit

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Sudama Temple is a beautiful temple dedicated to Sudama the best friend of Lord Krishna. It is said to be the only temple in India dedicated to this ardent devotee of Lord Krishna. Its architecture is a simple with carved marble pillars and shikhar , open from all the sides situated in a garden with a small step-well and a temple dedicated to lord Ganesh Ji .

Sudama Temple

HistoryEdit

Sudama Temple was built in reverence to Sudama the childhood friend of Lord Krishna. the large number of people, especially the newly wed Rajasthani Ksahtriya couples, visit to the place every year. Sudama Temple built between 1902 and 1907, holds a great historic and spiritual importance. It’s said that because of the depletion of funds during the time of its construction, the devotees collected money by organizing drama shows. The temple has a place that depicts this entire part of depletion and collection of fund for the temple. As per the Vikram Samvat, the Hindu calendar, a monument in memory of Shri Ram Devji Jethwa, who was ruler of the Jethwa dynasty, has been created inside the temple. it’s said that he was severely wounded in a devious attack at that time.

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

Minimum 30 minutes

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Natraj Restaurant ; M.G. Road, Porbandar, Gujarat, India. ; Ph/M – N.A. ; Food Serve – N.A.

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private taxies or cabs are also available here to reach the site.

Bus : Porbandar city is connected to Rajkot and Ahmedabad through the national highway 8B and is connected to the cities of Dwarka and Jamnagar in the north and Bhavnagar and Verval in South through the NH 8E Ext. State Transport Buses regularaly run for Porbandar.

Train : Porbandar railway station is 3 km from the city centre. It is connected to several cities like Mumbai, Rajkot, Ahmedabad and Vadodara. There are rickshaws, buses and taxis available to reach the city.

Air : Porbandar airport is 4 km away from the city centre and there are many options like cabs, buses and private vehicles to reach the town.

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