Sree SomNath JyotirLIng Temple, Patan Veraval Gujarat (Somnath)

India / Gujarat / Patan / Somnath
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JyLT01 - Sree Parvathi sametha sree Somnath temple, Patan is one of the twelve jyothir linga temples. TVT135 Somesam01 - Somnath is 135th Thevara Vaippu Temple coming under 'Somesam' series.HRRT - Temple to worship for Hindu religious renaissance.TrVT - theertha vishesha temple,temples known for the specialty of their holy water ponds( theerth), prabasa theerth is one of the famous holy theerth sthalam.Taking holy bath on somvar amavasya ( new moon monday) gives all the wealth.
The first temple is said to be built in the beginning of common era. Second one is built by Yadava King of Vallabhi, replacing the first temple in 649 CE. After that Junayad, Arab Governer destroyed this temple in 725 CE. Then Nagabhata II reconstructed this temple 815 CE, this temple was destroyed many times and rebuilt many times but in 1701 Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb built a mosque on the place of Somnath Temple. Later on joint effort of Peshwa of Pune, Raja Bhonsle of Nagpur, Queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore & Patilbuwa Shinde of Gwalior rebuilt the temple in 1783 AD, which was adjacent to the mosque. After independence in 1950, the mosque was shifted to few miles away from the place of temple. In May 1951 Rajendra Prasad the first president of India was laid the foundation of this modern temple. The present temple was build with the Chalukya style of architecture.
Location: Shree Somnath Trust Prabhas Patan -362 268, Ta. Veraval Dist. : GIRSOMNATH, GUJARAT STATE, INDIA. Ph.No : +91-2876-232694 Email : sompp@somnath.org
www.indiahistoricalplaces.com/somnath-temple/
shaivam.org/siddhanta/spvtalam.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath
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Coordinates:   20°53'15"N   70°24'7"E

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  • This temple is so spectacular near sea, you can't get rid of that view.
  • The Somnath Temple located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India is one of the twelve Jyotirlings (lingas of light) symbols of the God Shiva. It is mentioned in the Rig Veda. Somnath means "The Protector of Moon God". The Somnath Temple is known as 'the Shrine Eternal', as although the temple has been destroyed six times it has been rebuilt every single time. It has been said that The Moon God Chandra, being arrogant about his beauty, was cursed by his father-in-law Daksha to wane. The Moon then prayed to Lord Shiva at the Prabhas tirth who then removed the curse partially, thus causing the periodic waning of moon. It's been said that Somnath Temple was first built with gold by Moon God, with silver by Ravana, with sandalwood by Lord Krishna, and with stone by Bhimdeva (Solanki Ruler of Gujarat) The present temple is the seventh temple reconstructed on the original site. The first temple of Somnath is said to have existed before the beginning of the Christian era. The second temple, built by the Maitraka kings of Vallabhi in Gujarat, replaced the first one on the same site around 649. In 725 Junayad, the Arab governor of Sind, sent his armies to destroy the second temple. The Pratihara king Nagabhata II constructed the third temple in 815, a large structure of red sandstone. Somnath from the topIn 1024, Mahmud Ghazni raided the temple from across the Thar Desert. During his campaign, Mahmud was challenged by Ghogha Rana, who at the ripe age of 90, sacrificed his own clan fighting against this iconoclast. The temple and citadel were ransacked, and more than 50,000 defenders were massacred; Mahmud personally hammered the temple's gilded lingam to pieces and the stone fragments were carted back to Ghazni, where they were incorporated into the steps of the city's new Jamiah Masjid (Friday mosque). Added on 8th August, 2007 from WIKIPEDIA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath
  • Har har MAHADEV. Oam namah shivay.
  • !! OM NAMAH SHIVAY !! !! JAY SOMNATH !! Somnath is the first of all the 12 jyotirlingas. Somnath Date Built: 1995 Present structure) Primary Deity: Shankar Architecture: Chalukya Location: Veraval 1. Somnath, destroyed and re-built six times, is held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, tradition, and history. It is located at Prabhas Patan in Saurashtra in Gujarat. 2. Mallikārjuna, also called Śrīśaila, is the name of the pillar located on a mountain on the river Krishna.[1] Srisailam, near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh enshrines Mallikarjuna in an ancient temple that is architecturally and sculpturally rich. Adi Shankara composed his Sivananda Lahiri here.[citation needed] 3. Mahakal, Ujjain (or Avanti) in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The Lingam at Mahakal is believed to be Swayambhu, the only one of the 12 Jyotirlingams to be so. It is also the only one facing south. 4. Omkareshwar in Madhya Pradesh on an island in the Narmada river is home to a Jyotirlinga shrine and the Amareshwar temple. 5. Kedarnath in Uttarakhand is the northernmost of the Jyotirlingas. Kedarnath, nestled in the snow-clad Himalayas, is an ancient shrine, rich in legend and tradition. It is accessible only by foot, and only for six months a year. 6. Bhimashankar, in the Sahyadri range of Maharashtra, contains a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with Shiva destroying the demon Tripurasura. There is also a Bhimashankara temple at Kashipur near Nainital, which was referred to as Daakini country in ancient days. It is believed that Bhima the Pandava prince was married to Hidamba, a Daakini here. Mahashivaratri is celebrated in great splendour here too. This temple also has shrines to Bhairavanath and Devi, and a temple tank by name Shivaganga. 7. Varanasi (Benares) in Uttar Pradesh is home to the Vishwanath Jyotirling temple. 8. Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik in Maharashtra, has a Jyotirlinga shrine associated with the origin of the Godavari river. 9. Baidyanathdham in Deoghar, Jharkhand Vaidyanath Temple, also called Vaijnath Temple and Baidyanth Temple is located at Deogarh in the Santal Parganas region of Jharkhand in the south west of Keeul Station. 10. Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka in Gujarat is home to the Nageshwar temple. However, the term "daruka vane" in the shloka (religious verse) for Nageshwar has also been interpreted for Jageshwar, situated in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Daruka vane means deodar forest. 11. Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu is home to the vast Ramalingeswarar Jyotirlinga temple and is revered as the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of India. It enshrines the Rameśvara ("Lord of Rama") pillar.[2] 12. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga shrine, in Aurangabad Maharashtra, is located near the rock-cut temples of Ellora.
  • jay somnath har har mahadev ni jayyyyy
  • India's First Jyotirligam Somnath in all over Twelve Jyotirlingam in India HARI - HAR TIRTH (Means God Shiva and Shri krishna Both Same place in Prabhas (Somnath ) Tirth) Jay Somath From Ketan Veraval - Somnath (Gujrat)
  • Request for email adress of Dwarka Dheesh Temple at Dwarka, Gujrat and Somnath Temple, Veraval, Gujrat along with postal adress.
  • Somnath Mandir सोमनाथ मंदिर સોમનાથ મંદિર
  • jay somnath my village is barara it is vers small village it is famouse tempal is barariya hanumanji mandir
  • Awesomest Temple I've ever seen. The beauty of temple along with sea will intoxicate you. :d
  • vandar full tempal
  • very nice mahadev temple
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