The One Who Left the Battlefield

In Dakor, Gujarat, Krishna is worshipped as Ranchhodrai. Ranchhod means “he who has fled from the battlefield.” Krishna earned the name by a strategic retreat. He withdrew from Mathura and moved to Dwarka.

According to tradition, the Ranchhodraiji Temple in Dakor holds the original image from the Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka.

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