Somnath

The temple Somnath ( Gujarati: સોમનાથ મંદિર ) near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is considered the most sacred of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of the God Shiva. Somnath means " Protector of Moon God". The temple was destroyed six times and rebuilt just as many times, most recently from 1950 to 1953 after the attainment of Indian independence.

History

The first temple of Somnath is to come from the time before Christ. The second, built by the Yadava Dynasty of Vallabhi, replaced him at 649 725 let him destroy Junayad, the Arab governor of Sindh. King Nagabhata II of Gujarat was the third temple built 815.

Another destruction took place in 1024 by Mahmud of Ghazni, in the Islamic world, he earned a lot of praise A renewed reconstruction took place from 1026 to 1042, followed by the recent destruction in 1296 by the army of Sultan Allauddin Khilji.

Mahipala Deva, King of Saurashtra was the sanctuary in 1308 to rebuild, Muzaffar Shah I, the Sultan of Gujarat in 1375 left it again destroy. More demolitions were carried out in 1451 and 1701, the latter by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb was built in its place, using material from the temple a mosque. Queen Ahilyabai Holkar of Indore made ​​in 1783 to build a new temple next to this mosque.

After gaining independence came in 1950 for the reconstruction of the sanctuary. The mosque was offset by a few kilometers. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru disapproved of this action of Hindu activism.

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