Somnath Temple

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Hindu temple Jyotirlinga shrine pilgrimage site

Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple → Jyotirlinga shrine → pilgrimage site →
alsoKnownAs	Deo Patan → Somnath Jyotirlinga →
architectureStyle	Chaulukya style → Maru-Gurjara architecture →
associatedWithDynasty	Chaulukya dynasty →
associatedWithLegend	Moon god Chandra regaining his luster →
associatedWithRuler	Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty → Kumarapala → Mularaja →
associatedWithText	Mahabharata → Shiva Purana → Skanda Purana →
country	India →
currentStructureCompletedIn	20th century →
dedicatedTo	Lord Shiva →
destroyedBy	Mahmud of Ghazni →
destroyedInYear	1025 →
facingDirection	east →
governingBody	Shree Somnath Trust →
hasFeature	Nandi statue → flagstaff → large courtyard → sea-facing location →
hasSanctum	Garbhagriha →
hasStructure	Mandapa → Shikhara →
locatedIn	Gir Somnath district → Gujarat → Prabhas Patan →
locatedOnCoastOf	Arabian Sea →
majorFestival	Kartik Purnima → Mahashivaratri → Shravan month celebrations →
nearbyAttraction	Somnath beach → Triveni Sangam at Prabhas Patan →
oneOf	Twelve Jyotirlingas →
primaryDeity	Shiva →
rebuiltMultipleTimes	true →
rebuiltUnder	Chaulukya kings → Shree Somnath Trust →
reconstructionInauguratedBy	Rajendra Prasad →
reconstructionSupportedBy	Vallabhbhai Patel →
religion	Hinduism →
significance	first among the twelve Jyotirlingas → major Shaivite pilgrimage center →
tourismCategory	cultural heritage site → religious tourism →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Somnath Temple ("Somnath Jyotirlinga") →	alsoKnownAs
Porbandar railway station ("Somnath") →	connectsTo
Gujarat →	hasImportantReligiousSite
Shaivism →	majorPilgrimageSite
Kathiawar Peninsula ("Somnath Temple (on its coast)") →	religiousSite
Shiva →	worshipPlace