Are you Lord Shiva’s fan and want to visit a temple that has its religious origin connected to Shiv Shankar Bholenath? Then you must be surely aware of this auspicious Somnath temple, which is located in Gujarat in India. Also known as Deo Patan, it is believed that the sacred temple is the first of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples of Lord Shiva.
Somnath Temple: A glorious past and future
Located in Prabhas Patan in Veraval, the Somnath temple has been said to have gone through reconstruction many times in the past. It is really not clear about which is the first version of the Somnath temple and when it was built as many stories reveal different dates and reasons for reconstruction. Indeed the temple’s history puts it in a very controversial mode as it involves various versions of stories about disputes as well.
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To know about the current Somnath temple, it has been reconstructed lastly under the authority of the first Home Minister of India in 1951. The current Chairman of Shree Somnath Mandir trust is none other than India’s present Prime Minister Shree Narendra Modi.
Shree Somnath’s first temple is said to be constructed 7,99,25,105 years ago as emanated from the practices of Prabhas Khand of Skand Puran. Thus, we can say that Hindus visit the temple from times immemorial to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva. The temple also has other locations such as Shri Kapardi Vinayak and Shri Hanuman Temple in addition to Vallabhghat. Vallabhghat is a gorgeous sunset point. The temple is adorned every evening. In the same way, the Sound & Light Show “Jay Somnath” is also exhibited every night from 8.00 to 9.00, which provides the devotees a spiritual experience along with being able to listen to the holy wave sounds of the Ocean.
One can reach the Somnath temple by rail, road, and air to the Amdavad. From Ahmedabad or Amdavad, the Somnath temple is located at a distance of 465 km. Devotees who want to visit the temple can also get in touch with the Shree Somnath Trust to availing the guest house facilities, which has a VIP Guesthouse, Eighteen other guest houses, and an economical dormitory. The entire number of rooms in the trust guest houses is an extra of Two hundred.
