Tourism Junagadh, Travel to Junagadh, Junagadh Travel Guide, Junagadh Tour Packages, Junagadh Hotel » Somnath http://www.tourismjunagadh.org tourismjunagadh.org provides Tourism In Junagadh, Junagadh Tourism Guide, Junagadh Travel Tourism Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:38:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Somnath in Junagadh http://www.tourismjunagadh.org/2010/02/somnath-in-junagadh/ http://www.tourismjunagadh.org/2010/02/somnath-in-junagadh/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:36:37 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjunagadh.org/?p=165 Situated 79 Kms. from Junagadh and 30 Kms from Chorwad, the legendary shore temple of Somnath is one of the twelve most sacred Shiva shrines in India. According to the legend, Somnath is as old as creation, built by none other than Soma, the Moon God himself. Somnath was destroyed seven times, and seven times, it was rebuilt. Mehmud of Gazni having heard of its fabulous treasure, raided it in 1026 and carried away camel-loads of jewels and gold.

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Somnath

Situated in Junagadh, near the port town of Veraval , Somnath is probably one of the best-known pilgrimage centers of Gujarat . It is is famous in the world for its Somnath temple. Best time to visit this place is between November to February. Somnath also known as Prabhas Patan has religious and historical significance.

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