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The magnificence of Somnath Temple (view source)
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[[File:Somnath Temple.gif|thumb|Somnath Mahadev Temple, Near Veraval City, Prabhas Patan, Gujarat]]
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== Gujarat: “Jewel of Western India” ==
== Gujarat: Jewel of Western India ==
The land of Gujarat, known as the “jewel of Western India” can be said to be one of the myriad jewels of Bharat as a whole. Gujarat’s language, script and its temples are integral parts of its long and glorious history. The oldest written record of Gujarat's history is in a 2000-year-old Greek book titled 'The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean'. Gujarat as the rest of BharatVarsha was a part of the highly advanced Indus Valley Civilization. Notably, the famous and magnificent Dwarkadhish Temple has been mentioned in the book before being reconstructed a it was pillaged by foreign invaders.
The land of Gujarat, known as the jewel of Western India can be said to be one of the myriad jewels of Bharat as a whole. Gujarat’s language, script and its temples are integral parts of its long and glorious history. The oldest written record of Gujarat's history is in a 2000-year-old Greek book titled 'The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean'. Gujarat as the rest of BharatVarsha was a part of the highly advanced Indus Valley Civilization. Notably, the famous and magnificent Dwarkadhish Temple has been mentioned in the book before being reconstructed a it was pillaged by foreign invaders.
== The Somanath Temple ==
== The Somanath Temple ==
== Present day Somanath Temple ==
== Present day Somanath Temple ==
The Iron man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was instrumental in the construction of the present temple, an edifice reminding visitors of the splendor of the original Somnath temple. Renowned temple architect Prabhaschandar designed it and the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad installed the Jyotirling in the new temple on May 11, 1951.
The Iron man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was instrumental in the construction of the present temple, an edifice reminding visitors of the splendor of the original Somnath temple. Renowned temple architect Prabhaschandar designed it and the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad installed the Jyotirling in the new temple on May 11, 1951.
== References ==
[[Category:Temples]]