𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭
Somnath Temple, Gujarat The Somnath temple located in Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders and rulers, the present mandir was reconstructed in the Chalukya style of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951. The reconstruction was started under the orders of the Home Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel and completed after his death. Presently the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi is the chairman of Somnath Mandir trust. This temple, as per the history, was destructed as many as 17 times. Mahmud Ghazini invaded the temple, broke the Shivling and stole 20 million dinars HISTORY OF SOMNATH TEMPLE It is believed that the Moon (Chandra) got cursed by his father-in-law, Daksh. To Daksh cursed him that he would lose...