Jagat Mandir Dwarikadish Other Temples

Apart from the main temple of Dwarkadheesh there are many other temples surrounding it within the complex of Jagat Mandir. There is a temple to the right of the main Deity that contains the Deity of Lord Balarama, Sri Krishna‟s brother. The temple to the left of the main Deity contains a large deity of Pradhyumna and a smaller deity of Aniruddha, the son and grandson of Lord Krishna respectively.

Opposite this shrine is the shrine of Purushottama (Vishnu). The shrine across from Lord Dwarkadheesh (exactly opposite) holds the deity of Devaki, Lord Krishna‟s mother. Next to her is a temple dedicated to Veni-Madhava (Lord Vishnu). On the right hand side of the Moksha Dwar entrance, is Shri Kusheshwar Mahadev, Sathyanarayana temple and Navagraha temple.

Moving ahead comes, a temple of Lord Krishna's family Goddess Ambaji (Durga). Going back to the Moksha Dwar entrance, to the left comes, the temple of Kashi Viswanath. Moving ahead are the temples of Sri Gayathri and Lord Dattatreya.
On the backside of Shri Dwarkadheesh temple is the temple of Sage Durvasa the family priest of the Lord Sri Krishna. To its back is the Patrani temple which is surrounded by various other temples including that of Jambavathi, Radhika with Lord Krishna, Laxmi Narayana, Sri Gopala Krishna, Sri Laxmi, Sathyabhama and Goddess Saraswati temple.

Adjacent to the Patrani temple is Sri Sankaracharya Mutt. The idol of goddess Shakti is at the fourth floor of Lord Dwarkadheesh temple. Due to security reasons all are not allowed to go to the upper floors of the temple complex. Only those who perform the Dhwajaarohan Seva (Flag hoisting) are allowed to go to upstairs for hoisting the flag. One can also find the temples of Lord Ganesha and Garuda inside the Jagat Mandir. There is also a snake bill near the Dwarkadheesh temple representing Balarama who was the avathara of Lord Adi Sesha.

In the Jagat Mandir temple premises, a temple of Kusheshwar Mahadev (Lord Shiva) near Moksha Dwar on the right side has significance of its own. Kusheshwar Mahadev is said to be the equal partner with the Lord Sri Krishna in Dwarka's pilgrimage and not having Darshan of Kusheshwar Mahadev is synonym of incomplete pilgrimage. The story of Kusheshwar Mahadev goes like this. There was a demon called Kush in the area long ago. The area was then called 'Kushasthali' a place of Kush under his influence. Everyone was scared of his devilish awe. People prayed to Lord Sri Krishna to free them from the clutches of Kush. Sri Krishna killed and crushed him till he went much below the ground beneath. Sri Krishna then set up a temple of his family Deity, Mahadev (Shiva) and hence the name Kusheshwar Mahadev. The specialty of the temple is that the Shiva lingam is installed 20 ft below the ground. Devotees offer prayers to Kusheshwar Mahadev and then go for Darshan of Sri Krishna.