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SOMNATH TEMPLE
The Somnath temple as seen from the front

The Somnath temple is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot in Gujarat, India. It is located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujrat and is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It was reconstructed in the Chalukya style of Hindu temple architecture and was completed in May 1951. The reconstruction was started under the orders of the Indian Home Minister, Vallabhbhai Patel and completed after his death.


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  • Somnath temple ruins (1869)

    Ruined Somnath temple, 1869

  • K M Munshi at Somnath in July 1950

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    Bāṇastambha (Arrow Pillar)

  • Somnath temple-View2

    Somnath Temple in 1957

  • Somnath Temple

    Somnath Temple in 2012

  • Somnathtempledawn

    Somnath Temple at dawn


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