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The Somnath temple is located along the coastline in Prabhas Patan, Veraval, Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It is about 400 kilometres (249 mi) southwest of Ahmedabad, 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Junagadh – another major archaeological and pilgrimage site in Gujarat. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of the Veraval railway junction ...
The Somnath Temple located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India is one of the twelve Jyotirlings (golden lingas) symbols of the God Shiva. It is mentioned in the Rig Veda. Somnath means "The Protector of Moon God". The Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal". Photo credit: Bharath12345
The Sack of Somnath in 1026 was a military campaign orchestrated by Mahmud of Ghazni, a ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire, directed against the Chaulukya dynasty of Gujarat. This is considered Mahmud's fifteenth invasion of India , which saw strategic captures and decisive battles and culminated in the destruction of the revered Somnath Temple .
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I discovered this image during my work on the Gujarat Portal. It appears in many articles about India but is the main image in the Somnath Temple article. Image released into public domain by User:Bharath12345. Nominate and support. - Aksi_great 15:50, 20 September 2006 (UTC) Support. Good image and can be selected on India Portal.
The above image is a photograph of an archival print published by F. Nelson in 1895. It is now preserved at the British Library as Item "Photo 2/6 (74)". It is about 22 cm x 30 cm. Nelson took several photos, both of the exterior and the interior as this temple's form and condition in 1895. This is one of the exterior photos of the temple ...
Somnath Hore. Somnath Hore (1921-2006) was an Indian sculptor and printmaker. His sketches, sculptures and prints were a reaction to major historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga movement. He was a recipient of the Indian civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.
Incumbent. Vimal Chudasama. Party. Indian National Congress. Elected year. 2022. Somnath is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. [2] [3] It is part of Gir Somnath district.