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Bilimora is well connected through road, rail & sea. It takes 3 hours maximum by train and 4 to 5 hours by road from Mumbai. The closest domestic & international airport is Surat International Airport , the airport is 79.4 km north-west from Bilimora, located in Surat city.
Somnath temple (IAST: somanātha) or Deo Patan, is a Hindu temple, located in Prabhas Patan, Veraval in Gujarat, India. It is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites the Tirtha Kshetra for Hindus and is the first among the twelve jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva . [ 1 ]
Daityasudan or Daityusudan temple [2] - is an ancient one with an image of Vishnu from the 7th century AD. It is located close to the Somanath Mahadev temple, Northerly. Chandraprabh Swami Jain temple lays adjacent to this temple. The Mahakali temple - lies close Somnath Mahadev temple. It was built by Queen Ahalyabai Holkar of Indore in 1783 AD.
Members of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, including saints and satsangis of Kutch residing in India and abroad, have resolved to construct a new marble temple a short distance from the site. [17] [18] The new temple, the largest in Gujarat, was opened in May 2010 by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi. [19]
The highway starting from its junction with NH-70 near Tanot connecting Ramgarh, Bhadasar, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Sanchor in the State of Rajasthan, Tharad, Bhabar, Radhanpur, Kamalpur, Khakhal, Roda, Dunawada, Patan, Chanasma, Mahesana, Kherva, Gojariya, Sama, Churada, Kuvadara and terminating at its junction with NH-48 near Prantij in the State of Gujarat.
Bhalka Teerth is situated almost 4 kilometres away from the Somnath temple. Presently the government has planned to develop this temple also into a major tourist attraction. [1] Somnath/Veraval City/Bhalka is very well connected via road and rail network. The nearest railway station is Veraval [13] and the nearest airports are Diu and Rajkot.
Somnath also known as Veraval, is a city and the headquarters of Gir Somnath district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Somnath temple , a place of pilgrimage due to its importance as one of the 12 Jyotirlinga sites dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva , is located here.
The 19251/19252 Somnath–Okha Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Somnath and Okha in India. It is currently being operated with 19251/19252 train numbers on a daily basis.