Somnath Temple, Gujarat
Somnath Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located
in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast
of Gujarat. The Temple is believed to be the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines
of Lord Shiva. It
is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. The Temple was reconstructed
several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders
and Portuguese. The present Temple is the seventh temple built to commemorate
the glory of Lord Somnath. The present temple was reconstructed in Chalukya
style of Architecture and completed in May 1951. The
reconstruction was initiated by Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel.
Legends
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History
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The Temple
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Temple Opening Time
·
Timings for Darshan at Somnath Temple: 6.00 am to 9.00 pm
·
Timings for Aarti: 7.00 am, 12.00
Noon and 7.00 pm
·
Jay Somnath Sound and Light Show: 8.00 pm to 9.00
pm
Religious Significance
According to tradition, the Shivalinga in
Somnath is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India, where Shiva is
believed to have appeared as a fiery column of light.
The jyotirlingas are taken as the supreme, undivided reality out of
which Shiva partly appears. Each of the 12 jyotirlinga sites take the
name of a different manifestation of Shiva. At all these sites, the
primary image is a Lingam representing the beginning-less and
endless Stambha (pillar),
symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.
The twelve Jyotirlinga are:
·
Somnath Temple, Gujarat
·
Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam, Andhra
Pradesh
·
Mahakaleswar Temple, Ujjain, Madhya
Pradesh
·
Omkareshwar
Temple, Khandwa, Madhya
Pradesh
·
Kedarnath
Temple, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
·
Bhimashankar Temple, Pune, Maharashtra
·
Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh
·
Triambakeswarar Temple, Nashik, Maharashtra
·
Vaidyanath
Temple, Deogarh, Jharkhand
·
Nageshwara Temple, Dwarka, Gujarat
·
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameshwaram, Tamil
Nadu
·
Grishneshwar
Temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
Accommodation
Pilgrims can avail the guest house facilities of Shree
Somnath Trust. Trust maintains a VIP Guesthouse, Eighteen other guest houses
and an economical dormitory. The total number of rooms in the trust guest
houses are in excess of Two hundred.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 750 meters from Somnath
Bus Stand, 2 Kms from Somnath Railway Station, 6 Kms from Veraval Railway
Station, 7 Kms from Veraval, 57 kms from Keshod Airport, 80 Kms from Diu
Airport, 83 Kms from Diu, 85 Kms from Junagadh, 175 Kms from Saurashtra and 411
Kms from Ahmedabad. Somnath is connected with Diu by road. Nearest Railway
Stations are located at Veraval and Somnath. The Nearest Airport is at Keshod,
which is connected with Mumbai. At present Jet Airways operates passenger flight
from Bombay to Diu every day except Thursday.
Location
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