The city under the sea, called Dwarka, is believed to be an ancient city that went underwater. The location is near the western part of India, beside the Arabian Sea. Archaeologists and divers have studied this area many times. They found several stones, tools, and parts of what looked like walls. The people who study ancient places said the city was real, not a story. It was said to be one of the oldest cities in India.

The story of Dwarka started from a Hindu writing called the Mahabharata. That writing mentioned a king named Krishna. Krishna was said to be a ruler who lived in Dwarka. The writing explained how the city was built with fine materials and was very organized. There were roads, buildings, gates, and many homes. The city was said to be big and full of people. Later, the writing explained that the city went underwater after the king left.

Years later, experts began to search that area inside the sea. They used boats and underwater cameras. They also used sound equipment to check the bottom of the sea. In one of the missions, they saw shapes that looked like steps and walls. The shapes were inside the sea and not natural. Some parts looked like pavements, and some like square stones that formed roads. These signs made the team believe there was a man-made city there many years ago.

The divers went down and brought back objects they found. Some of these items included pottery, stones that looked like tools, and pieces of walls. The age of the objects was tested. The results showed that some of the items were more than 9,000 years old. This age is far back before many known cities in the world were built. The tests made people begin to accept that Dwarka could be real.

The location was close to the modern city also named Dwarka, in Gujarat State, India. But the one under the sea was older. The sea around that place is not too deep, so the divers could go down. The underwater area stretched across a few kilometers. The walls and blocks found were arranged in lines. The blocks were heavy, and the size showed they were not placed by chance. Human hands had worked on them.

When some groups saw the objects, they said it may be natural rock. But the team that studied it said nature cannot place square stones in lines. Also, the tools they found had smooth handles and showed that they were shaped. A natural force cannot make tools look the same way. Some pots had decorations on them. Some had burn marks, which showed they were used in cooking. All these made the theory of a real sunken city stronger.

In 2001, the Indian government helped support the exploration. The Marine Archaeology Unit joined the search. They took better equipment into the sea. They also brought experts from outside the country. This team found more structures. They made maps to show how the city may have looked. They said the place had gates and roads. They guessed it had a market, many houses, and even a port for boats.

Later, many pictures were taken from above using satellite and sonar tools. These pictures showed straight lines under the sea. The lines were wide and joined at sharp angles. They formed squares and rectangles. Experts said these shapes did not come from nature. They were from builders who lived in the past.

The sea had covered the city due to changes in the Earth. Many years ago, water levels rose, and land went underwater. Some people said it was a tsunami. Some said it was the melting of ice in far countries that caused the sea to rise. There was no full agreement on how the water came. But everyone agreed that the city sank into the sea many years ago.

The tools found inside the sea were made of different materials. Some were made of stone, some of copper. The people who made them had skills. They used the tools to cut and shape stones. Some tools had holes for handles. That meant the tools were used by hand. Some items found were beads. The beads showed the people of Dwarka knew how to decorate and make beauty items. Some objects were used for cooking, and some were used for storage.

One team also found what looked like steps. The steps were cut neatly. The cuts were in a line and had equal height. It was clear that they were made by people. Near the steps, there were parts of walls that looked like they were once joined to buildings. Some walls were straight. Some were curved. All the blocks used had straight sides. There were also holes between some blocks, showing that they used joints to hold the walls.

There were parts of the site that had circular stones. The shape of the circle was neat. The round stones could be parts of wheels or decorations. One large stone had carvings. The carvings looked like symbols. No one has read them fully. The symbols are still being studied.

The area around the city also had shells and coral. Some of the blocks were covered with marine life. That showed that the city had been under water for a long time. Some parts of the city were harder to study because the sea covered them with sand and salt. The team used brushes and water pumps to clean some of the stones before taking pictures.

Other parts of the sea also had broken objects. These included jars, cups, and pieces of roof tiles. Some looked burnt, which meant that the city may have gone through a fire before it went underwater. It is still unclear if the fire came from war or accident. There was no writing found that gave full answers.

The land part near the sea also had traces of people who lived many years ago. In the village near the sea, some old wells were found. The water in the wells was salty. The walls of the wells were made with stones. The way the stones were placed was the same as the one seen inside the sea. That made some experts believe that the same people may have lived in both areas.

One of the studies used carbon dating to check the real age of the site. The age came out as between 7,000 to 9,500 years ago. That date came before the time of the Egyptian pyramids. This made many researchers say that Dwarka may be one of the oldest cities ever found.

There was no full city map available. The parts found were spread across the sea. That made it hard to join all the pieces. But the studies were still ongoing. Each year, divers returned to check the area again. They used better tools each time. Some brought underwater robots to help reach deeper parts.

The team kept careful records. Each item found was numbered. They made pictures and notes. All these were sent to museums and study centers. The Indian government allowed some items to be shown to the public. The goal was to help people understand the ancient history better.

In later years, some people tried to say Dwarka was only a story. But the findings in the sea showed many clear signs of human work. The stones had marks from tools. The tools were shaped by hand. The designs on the pots showed skill. The roads had patterns. The steps had equal size. The walls had straight lines. These things gave proof that a city was once there.

No body was found in the sea. No skeleton was recovered. That made the researchers believe the people left the city before it sank. The writings in the Mahabharata also said the king left before the city went underwater. This supported the idea that the people moved away before the sea came.

There was still no final answer on why the sea rose. But changes in the Earth’s surface, ice melting, or a tsunami could be part of the cause. The experts still check weather records and earth movement data. They also compare the sea levels of past years.

The study of Dwarka was important to history. It helped show that people lived in large groups many years ago. They knew how to build cities. They knew how to use tools. They had roads and markets. They used decoration. They stored food. They made tools with handles. They shaped stone with care.

The search for more parts of Dwarka was still ongoing. Each year brought new items. The team hoped to find more pieces. They also hoped to find writing or map from the people of Dwarka. That would help explain more about the city and how the people lived.