The Dwarkadhish Temple, also known as the Jagat Mandir and occasionally spelled Dwarakadheesh, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna, who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish (Sanskrit: द्वारकाधीश, IAST: Dvārakādhīśa), meaning 'Lord of Dvārakā'. It is located in the city of Dwarka in Gujarat, India, and forms one of the destinations of the Char Dham, a Hindu pilgrimage circuit that also comprises Rameswaram, Badrinath and Puri.
The main shrine of the five-storied structure is known as the Jagat Mandir or Nija Mandir, and is supported by 72 pillars. Archaeological findings suggest that the original temple was built at the earliest in 200 BCE. The original structure was destroyed by Mahmud Begada in 1473, and the existing temple is dated to the 16th century, having been rebuilt and enlarged during the 15th–16th century.
The temple faces west and stands at an elevation of about 12.19 metres (40.0 ft) above mean sea level. Its layout consists of a garbhagriha, also called the Nijamandira or Harigraha, and an antarala, or antechamber, leading to the sanctum.
According to tradition, Adi Shankara, the 8th-century Hindu theologian and philosopher, visited the shrine, and a memorial within the temple commemorates his visit. In the Vaishnava tradition, Dwarakadheesh is reckoned as the 98th Divya Desam of Vishnu on the subcontinent, glorified in the Divya Prabandha sacred texts.
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on the Dwarkadhish Temple.