History and Importance of Somnath
Somnath or Prabhash Patan is situated in Veraval, Gir Somnath District of Gujarat. It is very famous for Somanath Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlinga. Somnath Mahadev is the holy place of the Aadi Jyotirling and the sacred soil from where Bhagvan Shri Krishna took his last journey to his neejdham. Somnath is first among the twelve Aadi Jyotirlings of India. It is a key strategic location on the western coast of India. Somnath is very well connected by road, railway and airport network.
There is immense history behind the Somnath Jyotirlinga, from the time of Lord Moon’s penance and devotion of Shiva in Prabhash Khand. Lord Moon had built a Golden Temple of Lord Shiva, Ravana built Silver Temple and Lord Shree Krishan built templ