from that miserable plight.(13,72). Sage Durvasa resided at Dwaravati for a long time (13,160). Arjuna visited Dwaravati during his military campaign after the Kurukshetra War (14,83). When the Pandavas retire from the world they visit the place where Dvaraka once used to be and see the city submerged under water. Related archaeology During 1983-1990, the Marine Archaeology Unit of India's National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) carried out underwater excavations at Dwarka and Bet Dwarka. According to S. R. Rao "The available archaeological evidence from onshore and offshore excavations confirms the existence of a city-state with a couple of satellite towns in 1500 B.C." He considered it reasonable to conclude that this submerged city is the Dvaraka as described in the Mahabharata. Submergence In the Mausala Parva of the Mahabharata, Arjuna witnesses the submergence of Dvaraka and describes it as follows: See also Marine archaeology in the Gulf of Cambay Dvaravati sila Dvārakā–Kamboja route List of lost lands References Bibliography Gaur, A.S., Sundaresh, P. Gudigar, Sila Tripati, K.H. Vora and S.N. Bandodkar (2000) Recent underwater explorations at Dwarka and surroundings of Okha Mandal, Man and Environment, XXV(1): 67-74. Gaur, A.S. and Sundaresh (2003) Onshore Excavation at Bet Dwarka Island, in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, Man and Environment, XXVIII(1): 57-66. Further reading Yadava kingdoms History of Gujarat Hindu holy cities Submerged places Dwarka