Bold and beautiful.

Standing at the southern tip of Gujarat, touching the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea 🐋

Something mystical gripped us.

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Inference

• The Somnath Temple, near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is one of the most revered and historically significant temples in India.
• Dedicated to Lord Shiva and is considered one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines.
• Believed to be built by the Moon God (Soma) in gold, then by Ravana in silver, and later by Lord Krishna in sandalwood
• The temple was first raided by the Arab Governor of Sindh, Al-Junaid, in 725 CE.
• It was later reconstructed by the Pratihara king Nagabhata II in 815 CE
• Infamous attack on Somnath Temple was by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1025 CE. He looted the temple, destroyed it, and carried away its riches to Ghazni
• Somnath Temple is built in the Chalukya style of temple architecture and is designed to reflect the traditional design of ancient Indian temples

Temple timings	Open Hours: 6:00 AM to 9:30 PM daily
Aarti Timings	Morning Aarti: 7:00 AM Afternoon Aarti: 12:00 PM Evening Aarti: 7:00 PM
Light and Sound Show	Timing: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pocket pinch	Somnath light/sound Rs.30 Camel ride Rs.100 Devaliya car parking Four-wheeler (car/jeep): ₹60 Three-wheeler (auto-rickshaw): ₹20 Two-wheeler (bike/scooter): ₹10 Bus: ₹100
Dress code	Wear modest clothes to respect the temple culture
Months to visit	Preferably during the winter