1782: Somnath temple was in dilapidated state when Maratha queen from Indore, Ahilya bai Holkar built a small temple and placed an idol. The Ahilyabai-built temple is now known as 'Old Somnath'. After India's independence: The present Somnath temple was reconstructed in the Maru-Gurjara style.

Mahmud of Ghazni was a Turkish invader who attacked India 17 times between 1000 and 1024 AD for the dual purposes for accumulating wealth and spreading Islam. In 1024 AD, he raided Gujarat and took away all the wealth of the Somnath temple, damaging it severely.

Somnath is a magnificent temple located along the coastline in Prabhas Patan, Veraval, Saurashtra region of Gujarat. One of the 12 holy Jyotirlings of Lord Shiva is here in Somnath. Somnath temple is also mentioned in the chapter 13 of Shiva Purana

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