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Veraval and Somnath Pop: 108,000, Area Code: 02876 Veraval Information Mahmud of Ghazni broke the ancient Junagadh Gate when he entered the
town to loot the Somnath temple. About a km from the gate is the ancient
Mai Puri, previously a sun temple and now a mosque. Where to Stay—Chorwad Travel Rail The Girnar Exp #9845 (7:30 pm, 10 hr) and
the Somnath Mail #9923 (5:05 pm, 9½ hr) go to Ahmedabad (14 hr)
via Junagadh (2 hr). To get to Mumbai, you can take the Veraval-Rajkot
Mail #9837 (11:25 am, 5 hr) to Rajkot (4 hr), and from there, the Saurashtra
Mail #9006 (5:20 pm, 13 hr) to Mumbai Central via Ahmedabad. Bus There are buses to all over Gujarat, including
Dwarka (7 hr), Junagadh (2 hr), Rajkot (5 hr), Diu (2½ hr), Sasan
Gir, Bhavnagar, and Porbandar (3 hr). Mayur Travels and Neelam Travels
(21602) are agents for the private bus companies. The road from Veraval to Somnath is in bad condition. Somnath One of the twelve Siva Jyotirlingas has been established in the Somnath Siva Temple. Somnath is on the extreme southwest coast of Gujarat, on the Arabian Sea, about 300km southwest of Ahmedabad. The town of Somnath consists of a few streets near the temple and bus stand. There is a nice beach by the temple. Somnath is said to be located where the River Saraswati flows into the sea. Somnath is famous as the place where a hunter shot Lord Krishna in
the foot. It is also known as Prabhas Patan and is the location where
the Yadavas, Lord Krishna’s relatives, fought a fratricidal battle
by the Lord’s will. The explanation is that after Krishna completed
his mission on earth, he wanted to recall his eternal associates, the
Yadavas. They were, however, too powerful to be vanquished by anyone
else, so by the Lord’s will, they were cursed to fight among themselves
and destroy one another. It is said that this temple was originally built by Soma, the moon-god, to atone for the curse Daksha put on him. Daksha cursed Soma because he was partial toward Rohini over his other wives, who were all Daksha’s daughters. Because of the curse, the moon began to wane. Daksha advised Soma to go to Prabhas to free himself of the curse. The moon bathes here on amavasya, the new moon day, before he regains his light. Because the moon regained light here, this place is known as Prabhas. Somnath means the “Lord of the Moon.” This temple is said to have been built by the moon-god out of gold, then rebuilt by Ravana out of silver, then by Lord Krishna out of wood, and later by Bhima (one of the Pandava brothers) out of stone. Two thousand Brahmins are said to have served in this temple. The temple was also said to have once had 300 barbers, 500 dancing girls, and 300 musicians. The temple was raided and destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026. He removed a solid silver gate at that time and brought it back to his homeland. The temple was later destroyed in 1297, 1394, and for the last time in 1706 by Aurangzeb, just before he died. The present temple was rebuilt in 1950. It is large, but not artistic. The present temple has a tower over 50m (165 ft) high over the main sanctum (altar). It was constructed on the exact spot where the original temple was situated. You can see remains of an ancient temple right next to the present temple. The main aratis are at 7 am, noon, and 7 pm. It is a popular temple.
Non-Hindus are permitted to enter. Prabhas Patan (Bhalka Tirtha) There is a temple built by the tree that is said to be the same tree
under which Krishna was sitting. On the altar there is a white Deity
of Krishna in a sitting posture. One can see the bottom of Krishna’s
foot, pink colored with different auspicious symbols. Nearby is the
hunter, Jara, with folded hands and one knee on the floor. This place
is a few km east of Veraval on the road to Somnath. The Gita Mandir is located at the confluence of three rivers, or Triveni Tirtha, about 1km south of the Somnath Temple by the sea. It is said that Lord Krishna walked about 4km from Bhalka Tirtha to this place after he was shot in the foot by the hunter, and left the planet at this point. There are a few other temples here and the place where Lord Balarama is said to have left the planet. The ancient Suraja Mandir, a temple dedicated to the
sun god, was half broken by Mahmud of Ghazni. It has some carving on
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