Mind Boggling-Holy City Dwaraka - Lost and Found!! Really Amazing!!

The recent underwater studies conducted by the ASI (Archeological Survey of India) reveals the existence of city dated to the 2nd millennium BC.

The search for the lost city was going on since 1930's. The Marine Archaeology Unit (MAU) of the National Institute of Oceanography, took part in this search in 1983. This search was carried out in the coastal waters of Dwarka in Gujarat.

Explorations between 1983 and 1990 revealed the well-fortified township of Dvaraka, that extended more than half a mile from the shore. The township was built in six sectors along the banks of a river. The foundation of boulders on which the city's walls were erected proves that the land was reclaimed from the sea.

Dvaraka extended up to Bet Dwaraka (Sankhodhara) in the north and Okhamadhi in the south. Eastward it extended up to Pindara. The general layout of the city of Dvaraka described in ancient texts agrees with that of the submerged city discovered by MAU.

Have a look :

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www.ufoarea.com/aas_dwaraka.html


[edit on 21-5-2007 by AryanWatch]

The sea, which had been beating against the shores, suddenly broke the boundary that was imposed on it by nature. The sea rushed into the city. It coursed through the streets of the beautiful city. The sea covered up everything in the city. Even as they were all looking, Arjuna saw the beautiful buildings becoming submerged one by one. Arjuna took a last look at the mansion of Krishna. It was soon covered by the sea. In a matter of a few moments it was all over. The sea had now become as placid as a lake. There was no trace of the beautiful city which had been the favourite haunt of all the Pandavas. Dwaraka was just a name; just a memory.

This quote above came from the Mahabharata, a sanskirt text orginally quoted in the article. So far, it's the only refrence as to how Dwaraka was flooded that I saw in the article.

So what really happend to cause the sea to swallow up Dwaraka?

Was it a levy or dam that broke and caused the sea to rush in? Could it have been a tidal wave or earthquake? In any case, I doubt that the sea "broke the boundry" of the shore and came rushing in.

www.bjp.org...

I think this link has some of the answers.The accuracy remains a question mark but it definately leads one in some direction.