Bhalka

Bhalka Tirtha
Bhalka Tirtha
भालका तीर्थ
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Gir Somnath
Deity	Krishna
Governing body	Shree Somnath Trust
Location
Location	Veraval
State	Gujarat
Country	India
	Location within Gujarat (around 3) Bhalka (India)
Geographic coordinates	20°53′16.9″N 70°24′5.0″E / 20.888028°N 70.401389°E
Website
	somnath.org

Bhalka Tirtha (transl. Bhalka pilgrimage), located in Veraval on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is the place where Krishna took his last breath. It is said that he was killed by an arrow shot by a hunter named Jara, with Krishna's body suffering severe and subsequently fatal injuries. Puranas as Shri Krishna Nijdham Prasthan Leela.^[1]^[2] Bhalka is part of the Lord Krishna circuit (Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Govardhan, Kurukshetra and Dwarka).

Bhalka is located just 4 km from Somnath Temple, a Jyotirlinga, situated in Veraval, Gujarat, India.

The site also has ancient history as Prabhas Patan was occupied during the Indus Valley Civilisation, 2000–1200 BCE.

^ "Bhalka Tirth". Somnath Trust. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ "Gujarat Tourism". Gujarat Tourism. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[bhalka-somnath-1] "Bhalka Tirth". Somnath Trust. Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[gujtour-2] "Gujarat Tourism". Gujarat Tourism. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

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