Somnath Temple

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Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Jyotirlinga shrine
pilgrimage site
alsoKnownAs Deo Patan
Somnath Jyotirlinga
linked to: Somnath Temple
architectureStyle Chaulukya style
linked to: Nagara style

Maru-Gurjara architecture
linked to: Rajput architecture
associatedWithDynasty Chaulukya dynasty
associatedWithLegend Moon god Chandra regaining his luster
associatedWithRuler Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty
Kumarapala
Mularaja
associatedWithText Mahabharata
Shiva Purana
Skanda Purana
country India
currentStructureCompletedIn 20th century
dedicatedTo Lord Shiva
linked to: Shiva
destroyedBy Mahmud of Ghazni
destroyedInYear 1025
facingDirection east
governingBody Shree Somnath Trust
hasFeature Nandi statue
flagstaff
large courtyard
sea-facing location
hasSanctum Garbhagriha
hasStructure Mandapa
Shikhara
locatedIn Gir Somnath district
Gujarat
Prabhas Patan
linked to: Prabhas
locatedOnCoastOf Arabian Sea
majorFestival Kartik Purnima
linked to: Sharad Purnima

Mahashivaratri
linked to: Maha Shivaratri

Shravan month celebrations
nearbyAttraction Somnath beach
Triveni Sangam at Prabhas Patan
oneOf Twelve Jyotirlingas
primaryDeity Shiva
rebuiltMultipleTimes true
rebuiltUnder Chaulukya kings
linked to: Chaulukya dynasty

Shree Somnath Trust
reconstructionInauguratedBy Rajendra Prasad
reconstructionSupportedBy Vallabhbhai Patel
religion Hinduism
significance first among the twelve Jyotirlingas
major Shaivite pilgrimage center
tourismCategory cultural heritage site
religious tourism

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Gujarat hasImportantReligiousSite Somnath Temple
Porbandar railway station connectsTo Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple
Shiva worshipPlace Somnath Temple
Shaivism majorPilgrimageSite Somnath Temple
Kathiawar Peninsula religiousSite Somnath Temple (on its coast)
linked to: Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple alsoKnownAs Somnath Jyotirlinga
linked to: Somnath Temple
Maha Shivaratri majorTempleCelebration Somnath Temple, Gujarat
linked to: Somnath Temple
Rajkot Junction railway station connectsTo Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple
Kathiawar contains Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple
Veraval nearbyPlace Somnath
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Veraval nearbyPlace Somnath Temple
Veraval hasNearbyTemple Somnath Temple
Gir Somnath district containsTown Somnath
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Gir Somnath district knownFor Somnath Temple
Deo Patan alsoKnownAs Somnath Temple
Deo Patan deity Shiva as Somnath
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Deo Patan guardianDeity Somnath Mahadev
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Shree Somnath Trust manages Somnath Temple
Shree Somnath Trust locatedIn Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple
Shree Somnath Trust oversees Somnath Temple complex
linked to: Somnath Temple
Bhima I associatedWithPlace Somnath Temple
subject linked to: Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty
Mularaja patronOf Somnath Temple
Mularaja associatedWithTemple Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan
linked to: Somnath Temple
Triveni Sangam at Prabhas Patan near Somnath Temple
Somnath beach locatedIn Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple
Somnath beach hasNearby Somnath Temple
Somnath Stadium namedAfter Somnath
linked to: Somnath Temple