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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]
Somnath is traditionally considered the first pilgrimage site: the Dwadash (Twelve in Sanskrit language) Jyotirlinga pilgrimage begins with the Somnath Temple. The temple, that was destroyed and re-built sixteen times, is held in reverence throughout India and is rich in legend, tradition, and history.
Somnath mandir (Somnath Jyotirlinga temple) is one of the most sacred and celebrated monuments of Hindus in India. Often historically discussed, asserted as one of many examples and also disputed in the context of Islamic invasions, raids and destruction in Gujarat.
Prabhas Patan, historically named Dev Patan, or Somnath is a locality in Veraval, Somnath, Gujarat. As the site of the Somnath temple and its associated Jyotirlinga (an aniconic representation of the god Shiva ), it is an important place of Hindu pilgrimage .
The most prominent of these are the Jyotirlinga temples. [2] ... Jyotirlinga Location 1: Somnath: Prabhas Patan, Veraval, ... Tamil Nadu: Shani Parihara: Sri ...
English: Somanatha temple is a historic Shiva temple, a jyotirlinga and one of the most revered pilgrimage site for the Hindus. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The temple's history is the subject of social, political and scholarly controversy. The above image is a photograph of an archival print published by F. Nelson in 1895.
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The jyotirlinga shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. [5] [6] Originally there were believed to be 64 jyotirlingas while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy. [4] Each of the twelve jyotirlinga sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva. [7]