About Somanatha Temple

The Somnath temple is located eastward to the Veraval port, one of the three ancient trading ports in Gujarat from where Indian merchants departed to trade goods. The 11th-century Persian historianAl-Birunistates that Somnath has become so famous because "it was the harbor for seafaring people and a station for those who went to and fro betweenSufalain the country ofZanj(east Africa) andChina". Combined with its repute as an eminent pilgrimage site, its location was well known to the kingdoms within the Indian subcontinent.[17][18]Literature and epigraphical evidence suggest that the medieval-era Veraval port was also actively trading with the Middle East and Southeast Asia. This brought wealth and fame to the city as well as to the temple.

Primary deity: Lord Shiva

Established: 1951