Where is somnath temple in gujarat

In , Mahmud Ghazni lent the precious jewels and property of Somnath temple. After looting, slaughtering innumerable pilgrims of the temple and burning the temple and destroying it. Somnath was destroyed when Delhi Sultanate occupied Gujarat in In it was destroyed again. By Train: The railway station nearest to Somnath is Veraval. It falls within the Konkan Railway zone.

Veraval station is well connected to the rest of Gujarat by well developed railway networks. Frequent and regular trains ply between Veraval and the other parts of Gujarat.

By Local Transport: Local transport such as auto rickshaw, van, cycle rickshaw can be used only for making a city tour within Somnath. SomaMoon god, is believed to have lost his lustre due to a curse, and he bathed in the Sarasvati River at this site to regain it. The result is the waxing and waning of the moon, no doubt an allusion to the waxing and waning of the tides at this sea shore location. There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Somnath.

Nearest airport is Diu Airport. The latest rebuilding of Somnath temple was done in under the initiative of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel; the then deputy PM. Prabhashankar Sompura was chosen as the architect and thus the present day Somnath temple came into being. On 11th May, the then president of the country, Rajendra Prasad inaugurated the temple. Some of the ancient texts tell that the temple was built for the first time in gold by king Somraj during Satya Yuga.

In Treta Yuga, Ravana had built it out of silver while in Dwapara yuga lord Krishna had built it out of wood. Later King Bhimadev had built the temple out of stone.

That is the claim of some of the ancient scriptures of our country.