Somnath temple

Somnath temple is an important Hindu temple, which is counted among the 12 Jyotirlingas as the first Jyotirlinga. It is said that this temple was built in the Veraval port of Saurashtra region of Gujarat by Chanddev himself. It is also mentioned in the Rig Veda.

This temple has been a symbol of the history of the rise and fall of Hinduism. Due to being extremely noble, this temple was broken and rebuilt many times in history. The rebuilding of the present building was started after the independence of India by the Iron Man Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and on December 1, 1995, the President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma dedicated it to the nation.

Somnath temple is a world famous religious and tourist destination. One hour of sound and light show takes place in the temple premises from 7:30 to 8:30 pm, in which the beautiful illustrated description of the history of Somnath temple is described. According to folklore, here Shrikrishna had died. This has increased the importance of this area too.

Legend

According to the ancient Hindu texts, according to the narrative given in the story, the moon was married to 27 daughters of the holy prajapapati king. But by giving them more love and respect for Rohini and giving them greater affection and respect, Vivekar cursed Chandra Deva after seeing the injustice and said that nowadays your brightness (kanti, shine) will remain weak. As a result, every other day the brightness of the moon started decreasing. Distracted by curse and sad Mon started the worship of Lord Shiva. Eventually Shiva was pleased and redressed the curse of Mon-Chandra. By setting up the Lord Shiva, who removed the pain of Som here, he was named "Somnath".

It is believed that Sri Krishna Bhaluka was resting on the pilgrimage. Only then did the hunter hit the Padma-Chin in the foot of his foot and hit the deer with an arrow in his deception. Only after leaving the body Krishna passed Vaikunda from here. This beautiful place is situated on this beautiful Krishna Temple. History Remains of Somnath temple in 186 9

The temple was rebuilt for the second time in the seventh century by the friendly kings of Vallabhbhai. In the eighth century, the Arab governor of Sindh sent his army to destroy it. Pratyahar King Nagabhata rebuilt it for the third time in 815 AD. The glory and glory of this temple was spread far and wide. Arab traveler Al-Baruni wrote this description in his travelogue, which affected Mahmud Ghazni, attacked Somnath temple with some 5,000 companions in 1024, looted his property and destroyed it. 50,000 people were worshiping the temple inside the temple, often killing all.

Raja Bhim of Gujarat and King Bhoj of Malwa then rebuilt it. When the Delhi Sultanate captured Gujarat in 1297, it was dropped for fifth time. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb dropped it again in 1706. The temple that was built at this time was built by Indian Home Minister Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and on December 1, 1995, the President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma dedicated it to the nation.

In 1948 Prabhasirtha was known as Prabhas Patan. Its name was its tehsil and municipality. This was the main town of Junagadh principality. But after 1948, its tehsil, municipality and Tehsil Kachhari merged with Veraval. The temple continued to be repeated and rebuilt but Shivling stayed in it. But in the year 1026 Mahmud Ghazni broke the Shivling which was the same as Shivalinga. After this, the Shivalinga, distinguished, was dismantled by Allauddin's army in 1300. After this many times the temple and Shivling were disrupted. It is said that Devdwar, situated in Agra Fort, belonged to Somnath temple. Mahmud Ghazni took these doors during the robbery in 1026. A new temple built by the temple trust is established at the original temple site of Somnath temple. The last temple was built by Raja Kumar Pal at this place. Saurashtra Chief Minister Uchhangarai Naval Shankar Dhabar had excavated here on 19th April 1940. After this, the Department of Archeology of Government of India has established Jyotirlinga of Shiva on the Brahmasila received by excavation. Digvijay Singh, the former King of Saurashtra, laid the foundation stone of the temple on May 8, 1950, and on May 11, 1951, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, established Jyotirlig at the temple. New Somnath Temple was completed in 1962. In 1970, the mother of Jamnagar constructed Digvijay's gate in her memory in memory of her late husband. This gate has a highway and the statue of former Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Patel made a big contribution in building Somnath temple. In the south of the temple is a pillar on the seashore. It has been indicated by placing an arrow on it that there is no land in the middle of the Somnath Temple and the South Pole. Regarding the ancient temple situated in the pinnacle of the temple, it is believed that it is the temple of Parvati. The Somnath Trust is under the control of the temple and the operation of the temple. The government has arranged the income by giving land to the Trust, orchards and gardens. This shrine is also famous for the paternal ancestry, Narayana Bali etc. Karma. The significance of Shraddha in Chaitra, Bhadra, Kartik month is given here. There is a huge crowd of devotees here in these three months. Apart from this, there are three rivers Deer, Kapila and Saraswati. This triveni bath has special significance. Pilgrimage and Temple

Temple of Hanuman in the premises of Temple No.1, Temples of Somnath Jyotirlinga, Ahilyeshwar, Annapurna, Ganapati and Kashi Vishwanath established by Mandi Khaadiyar, Navdurga Khodiyar, Empress Ahilyabai Holkar are the temple of Hanumanji. Aghoreshwar temple no. Near the 6th is the Bharatveshwar temple, the Mahakali temple, the water mausoleum of the sadhara ji. Panchamukhi Mahadev Temple in Kumar Wada, Vileshwar Temple No Near 12 and no The Ram Temple is situated near 15. In the area of ​​about ten kilometer meter area of ​​42 temples, including the Ishtadev Hokeshwar temple of the citizens, temple of Goddess Hinglaj, Kalika temple, Balaji temple, Narasimha temple, Nagnath temple are established. Major temples of outer area Geeta temple located on the Triveni Ghat near Somnath

Shishabhushan Temple, Bharbhanjan Ganapati, Baneshwar, Chandreshwar-Ratneshwar, Kapileshwar, Roteleshwar, Bhalka Tirtha along the sea in the middle of the Veraval Prabas area. Apart from the 65th meeting of Bhaleshwar, Pragateseshwar, Padma Kund, Pandav Kup, Dwarkanath Temple, Balaji Temple, Lakshminarayan Temple, Rudreshwar Temple, Surya Mandir, Hinglaj Cave, Geeta Mandir, Ballabhacharya Mahaprabhu, there are several other important temples. The Prabhas section contains details that there were other Dev temples even during the time of Somnath temple. Among them are Shiva's 135, 5 of Vishnu God, 25 of Devi, 16 of Sun God, 5 of Ganeshji, Nag temple 1, Regional temple 1, Kund 19 and rivers 9. An inscription explains that twenty-one temples were built after Mahmud's attack. Perhaps there will be many temples after this.

The main pilgrim is Dwarka of Sri Krishna, about two hundred kilometers away from Dwarka Somnath. There are thousands of devotees coming from the country and abroad to visit the Dwarkadhishtha every day. Here is the Gomti river. The special significance of its bath is explained. The water of this river grows on the sunrise and decreases on the sunset, in the morning only one half feet remains before sunrise. Traffic Picture gallery

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