The Somnath Temple (Gujarati
: સોમનાથ મંદિર Sanskrit
: सोमनाथ मन्दिर) located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval
in Saurashtra
, on the western coast of Gujarat
, India
, is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga
shrines of the god Shiva
. It has currently become a tourist spot for pilgrims. The temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected to it. Somnath means "The Protector of (the) Moon god". The Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal", having been destroyed many times by Islamic kings and rulers. Most recently it was rebuilt in November 1947,
when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
visited the area for the integration of Junagadh
and mooted a plan for restoration. After Patel's death, the rebuilding continued under K. M. Munshi
, another minister of the Government of India.
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