Somnath Temple Timings, History, Images, Location, Architecture
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot in Gujarat.
About Somnath Temple
The Somnath Mahadev is the holy place of the Aadi Jyotirling and the sacred soil from where Bhagavan Shri Krishna took his last journey to his Dham. Somnath is first among the twelve Aadi Jyotirlingas of India.
The temples lie at the meeting of Kapila, Hiran, and Sarasvati rivers, and the waves of the Arabian Sea ebb and flow touching the shore on which it is constructed.
Somnath Temple History
It’s said that Somraj (the moon god) first built a ...