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Bet Dwarka is believed to have been the actual residential place of Lord Krishna during His ruling years at Dwarka. It is said the lord resided with His family at Bet Dwarka.

The place derived its name from the ‘bet’ or ‘gift’ that Lord Krishna received at this place from His friend Sudama. 

In our ancient epic the ‘Mahabharata’, we often come across the reference of Bet Dwarka known by the name of ‘Antardvipa’ to which people of the Yadava clan needed to travel by boat. 

The island is also differently referred to Shankhodhar. The reason is that it is dotted with a huge number and variety of conch shells. 

The temple is believed to have been set up by Vallabhacharya and dates back to nearly 500 years. The temple is said to stand over the exact residence of Lord Krishna at Bet Dwarka and the original Vigraham at the temple is said to have been established by lord Krishna’s wife, Devi Rukmani.

 The vigraham has a striking resemblance with that at the Dwarkadhish temple. The only difference is that in this temple the vigraham holds the shankha or conch in an oblique position.

The key offering made at this temple is that of ‘puffed rice’ and this is of course a reminiscence of the legendary tale that tells how Sudama, a friend of Lord Krishna, had brought Him ‘puffed rice’ as a gift.

Bet Dwaraka island can be reached by boat from Okha jetty, which is 35 Km from Dwaraka. The boat ride takes about 15 minutes.