Ahmedabad: Lightning fell in Gujarat’s Dwarkadhish temple on Tuesday, but call it divine charisma that there was no loss of life or property. Describing it as a miracle, the devotees said, when the Lord is seated in Dwarka, even Kaal cannot harm the devotees. Dwarkadhish Name Meaning of King of Dwarka i.e. Lord Shri Krishna. Actually, everyone is now saluting the same miracle that happened in front of the eyes of the devotees on Tuesday.
When the lightning struck, worship was going on inside
During the heavy rain, lightning struck the premises of the Dwarka temple, when the devotees were present, worship was going on. Eyewitnesses present in the temple said that it was raining, then lightning struck the flag, causing some damage to the flag. According to eyewitnesses, “After this, the people of the administration came, when the lightning fell in Dwarkadhish, worship was going on inside. During this, a woman devotee present in the temple said that lightning struck the temple, but nothing happened, we were scared.
Dwarkadhish stood up as the protector of the devotees.
According to eyewitnesses, Dwarkadhish stood up as the protector of the devotees. Lightning fell on the temple but no one’s hair was spared, even the temple was not damaged in any way, only the flag waving on the top of the temple exploded. As lightning struck the flag, people became restless. He was more concerned with hoisting the flag again than himself. The eyewitness present in the temple said, “We could not even imagine that it would rain so much, how the flag would be raised, lightning struck at three o’clock, after that a miracle happened and after 3.30 pm the rain also stopped, after that the flag was raised again.” It was offered and Dwarkadhish accepted the flag.
The flag above the Dwarkadhish temple also has special significance.
The flag above the Dwarkadhish temple also has special significance, it is called 52 Gaj Dhwaja. This is the only temple in India, where the flag of 52 yards is raised 3 times a day. The video of lightning falling on the flag is going viral on social media. There is a dense settlement around the temple. In such a situation, if there was a lightning strike in the residential area, then there could have been a big loss.
Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the officials
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the Dwarka district administration officials over the phone after the lightning incident. According to a statement issued from Shah’s office in Gandhinagar, there was no damage to the temple building due to lightning. No one has been injured in the incident.
Dwarkadhish temple is 2200 years old
The Dwarkadhish temple is about 2200 years old, which was built by Vajranabh. In its premises there are temples dedicated to Lord Krishna as well as many deities including Subhadra, Balarama, Revathi, Vasudev, Rukmini. On Janmashtami, the temple is decorated like a bride and grand programs are organized. Lakhs of people come to see this festival.
