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Somnath Temple

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Somnath Temple
Photo: B. SurajPatro1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the Arabian Sea coast. Destroyed and rebuilt many times, the present temple was rebuilt after Independence and opened in 1951.

Key facts
LocationPrabhas Patan, Gir Somnath district
State/UT or countryGujarat
FaithHindu
DeityShiva