Somnath
Place where Lord Krishna ended his Lila and thereafter for heavenly abode.
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The intricately carved honey-coloured Somnath temple on the western edge of the state is believed to be the place where the first of the twelve holy jyotirlingas emerged in India – a spot where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light. The temples lies at the meeting of Kapila, Hiran and Sarasvati rivers and the waves of the Arabian Sea ebb and flow touching the shore on which it is constructed. The ancient temple’s timeline can be traced from 649 BC but is believed to be older than that. The present form was reconstructed in 1951. Colourful dioramas of the Shiva story line the north side of the temple garden, though it’s hard to see them through the hazy glass.
Gita mandir is built around 1970. The walls have plaques with the Slokas of Bhagavad Gita written on them. The Krishna
Triveni Sangam meaning the confluence of three rivers i.e river Hiran, Kapil and Saraswati.
The archaeology lovers must visit this place and see the sculptures from old somnath temple
New build temple of Shri Ram the,the temple and idols of Shri Ram and mata janki are very beautiful and live.The temple.
Veraval, 7Kms from Somnath is the nearest railway station. The station is connected by a daily train to Ahmedabad and also other cities like Jabalpur, Pune have frequent train service plying from Veraval.
Somnath is very well connected to nearly all the important places of Gujarat through government and private bus service. It is around 82 Kms from Junagadh, 270 Kms from Bhavnagar and 120 from Porbandar. The capital city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad is just 400 Kms away from Somnath. You can take Surat to Somnath busesand there is good bus service from other destinations to Somnath.
The nearest Airport from Somnath is that of Keshod which is at a distance of around 50 Kms from Somnath. There are regular flights from Mumbai and other places to Keshod.
