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	The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)\|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>		The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)\|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>

	The [[Pindara Group of Temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village are dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal \| last=Nanavati \| first=J. M. \| last2=Dhaky \| first2=M. A. \| title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat\| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum \| publisher=JSTOR \| volume=26 \| year=1969 \| ~~page~~=58, 77–78 \| doi=10.2307/1522666 \| jstor=1522666 }}</ref~~><ref name=":0"/~~>		The [[Pindara Group of Temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village are dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal \| last=Nanavati \| first=J. M. \| last2=Dhaky \| first2=M. A. \| title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat\| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum \| publisher=JSTOR \| volume=26 \| year=1969 \| pages=58, 77–78 \| doi=10.2307/1522666 \| jstor=1522666 }}</ref>

	The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India\|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Gaur\|first=A. S.\|last2=Tripathi\|first2=Sila\|year=2007\|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa\|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438\|journal=Man and Environment\|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies\|volume=XXXII\|issue=2\|pages=37–40\|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>		The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India\|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Gaur\|first=A. S.\|last2=Tripathi\|first2=Sila\|year=2007\|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa\|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438\|journal=Man and Environment\|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies\|volume=XXXII\|issue=2\|pages=37–40\|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>

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	The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)\|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>		The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)\|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>

	~~There is a~~ [[Pindara ~~temples\|group~~ of ~~five temples~~]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal \| last=Nanavati \| first=J. M. \| last2=Dhaky \| first2=M. A. \| title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat\| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum \| publisher=JSTOR \| volume=26 \| year=1969 \| page=58, 77–78 \| doi=10.2307/1522666 \| jstor=1522666 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>		The [[Pindara Group of Temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village are dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal \| last=Nanavati \| first=J. M. \| last2=Dhaky \| first2=M. A. \| title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat\| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum \| publisher=JSTOR \| volume=26 \| year=1969 \| page=58, 77–78 \| doi=10.2307/1522666 \| jstor=1522666 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>

	The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India\|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Gaur\|first=A. S.\|last2=Tripathi\|first2=Sila\|year=2007\|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa\|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438\|journal=Man and Environment\|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies\|volume=XXXII\|issue=2\|pages=37–40\|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>		The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India\|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)\|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal\|last=Gaur\|first=A. S.\|last2=Tripathi\|first2=Sila\|year=2007\|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa\|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438\|journal=Man and Environment\|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies\|volume=XXXII\|issue=2\|pages=37–40\|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>

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'''Pindara''', also known as '''Pindaraka''' or '''Pindataraka''' is a village near [[Dwarka]], on the shoreline of [[Gulf of Kutch]], in [[Devbhoomi Dwarka district]] of [[Gujarat]], India.

==History==
===In literature===
In the ''[[Mahabharata]]'' (3.82), Pindaraka is described as "One should proceed with subdued senses and regulated diet to Dwaravati, whereby bathing in the holy place called Pindaraka, [where] one obtain the fruit of the gift of gold in abundance".{{Cn|date=June 2017}} ''Anushasanaparva'' (25.57) of ''Mahabharata'' also mentions Pindaraka as a pilgrim site.<ref name=":0"/>

It is situated Ujjyantha Parva, and also described in Mahabharatha as "Ujjayantaparvata, this mountain is situated in Saurashtra near Pindaraka temple. This mountain is said to have mystic powers as per Mahabharata Vanaparva Chapter 21." The temple was submerged in sea at the end of Dwaraka's Yadava clash among them.{{cn|date=February 2018}}

This is the place where the saints ([[rishi]]s) cursed [[Yadava]] clan, which resulted in the clan's destruction.{{cn|date=February 2018}}

===Archeology===
[[File:PINDARA_TEMPLE_COMPLEX.jpg|thumb|[[Pindara temples]] dated 7th to 10th century]]

The site was occupied in Early [[Paleolithic]]. An excavation had found [[Pottery in the Indian subcontinent#Red Polished Ware (Gujarat)|Red Polished Ware]] and pieces of [[amphorae]] which suggested an early settlement with sea connection to [[Mediterranean]]. The site was a place of pilgrimage as early as 8th century.<ref name=":0"/>

There is a [[Pindara temples|group of five temples]] and a ''[[mandapa]]'' near the village dated 7th to 10th century. They are protected monuments.<ref name="Nanavati Dhaky 1969">{{cite journal | last=Nanavati | first=J. M. | last2=Dhaky | first2=M. A. | title=The Maitraka and the Saindhava Temples of Gujarat| journal=Artibus Asiae. Supplementum | publisher=JSTOR | volume=26 | year=1969 | page=58, 77–78 | doi=10.2307/1522666 | jstor=1522666 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>

The [[National Institute of Oceanography, India|National Institute of Oceanography]], [[Goa]] discovered a submerged temple complex along the coast of Pindara. An onshore exploration on the northwestern [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] revealed the remains of a temple complex currently in the tidal zone.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Gaur|first=A. S.|last2=Tripathi|first2=Sila|year=2007|others=Sundaresh, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa|title=A submerged temple complex off Pindara, on the northwestern coast of Saurashtra|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/27667438|journal=Man and Environment|publisher=Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies|volume=XXXII|issue=2|pages=37–40|via=ResearchGate}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Locations in Hindu mythology]]
[[Category:Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Villages in Devbhoomi Dwarka district]]