These are group of temples at Somnath situated on the banks of a Hiren river. This is a calm and serene place just 5 kms away from the Someshwar Mahadev Temple.
Lakshmi Narayana Mandir is modern temple built by Birla family in 1970 very next to Gita Mandir.
It is dedicated to Lord Lakshmi-Narayan (Vishnu) and is said to be a replica of Lakshmi-Narayan Temple of Badrinath.
These are group of temples at Somnath situated on the banks of a Hiren river. This is a calm and serene place just 5 kms away from the Someshwar Mahadev Temple.
Gita Mandir is modern temple built by Birla family in 1970, which is dedicated to the Bhagwat Gita.
Inside the temple there are 18 pillars and each pillar symbolizing a chapter from the Gita.
The main deity of the temple is Lord Krishna.
Mainly Balram took Krishna here after Bhalka Tirth and his footprint is here at this place.
The Someshwar Mahadev Temple located on the Western Cost at Somnath is one of the most prominent temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.
In the history this temple has been destroyed and rebuilt several times by Islamic kings and Hindu kings respectively. The present temple is rebuilt in 1947, and this was initiated by first Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The present temple architecture represents Chalukya style of temple construction and it displays the skill of the craftsman of Gujarat.
The temple's main spire, is 15 meters in height, and on top of it has an 8 meter tall flag pole. There are beautiful sculptures on the walls or pillars of the temple.
Somnath is an ancient temple town located on the sea shore of Arabian sea. It is at a distance of 80 kms from Junagadh.
According to the legend, the conceited Moon, otherwise called Chandra became so arrogant that her father-in-law cursed her to fade away. She prayed to Lord Shiva who gave partial respite from the curse, so she disappears periodically.
The place is mainly known for the legendary shore temple of Somnath dedicated to Lord Shiva. As a result the place is called Somanth which means "Protector of Moon God". Other place of interest we have visited here is Gita Mandir and Lakshmi Narayan Mandir.
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