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( Somnath Temple ) Somnath Jyotirling is First among the twelve Jyotirling shrines of Lord Shiva and is Holy Pilgrim Tirths of Hindus. Somnath situated on the West Coast of The Republic of India. The Coordinates Measures are 20.8880 Degrees North and 70.4014 Degrees East. It is 403.1 kms far from the well known city of Ahmadabad it took around 7 hours by road to travel from Ahmadabad to Somnath. Somnath a beautiful combination of Natural, marine and Development and the West end of the Indian Mainland.  Somnath, it means the “Protector of God Moon God” and it is also known as "the Shrine Eternal" because, having been destroyed many times by the Islamic Kings and Rulers, of which Mahmud Ghaznavi was one who invaded 17 times in India, and tried to destroy the temple many times. The Current structure was built by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. There are total of 64 Jyotirlingas of which 12 are considered as most auspicious and holy . (Ancient Somnath Ruins 1869) Best Time to Visit:  T...