How to reach Somnath Temple in Gujarat and why one must visit this coastal Jyotirlinga once in a lifetime
Somnath Temple, the first Jyotirlinga, has completed 1000 years, marking a millennium of cultural endurance since Mahmud of Ghazni's 1026 invasion. This revered shrine, dedicated to Lord Shiva and named after the Moon god, has a rich history of destruction and reconstruction, with its current form rebuilt in 1951.
Somnath Temple, the first Jyotirlinga, has completed 1000 years, marking a millennium of cultural endurance since Mahmud of Ghazni's 1026 invasion. This revered shrine, dedicated to Lord Shiva and named after the Moon god, has a rich history of destruction and reconstruction, with its current form rebuilt in 1951.
