GK
FAMOUS PLACES IN INDIA
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Maharashtra
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Uttar Pradesh
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Orissa
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Gujarat
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Detailed explanation-1: -Somnath is a magnificent temple situated in Sagar Kant of Saurashtra in Gujarat state. One of the 12 holy Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva is in Jyotirlinga here in Somnath. Somnath is also mentioned in Rigveda.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Somnath temple, also called Somanātha temple or Deo Patan, is a Hindu temple located in Prabhas Patan, Veraval in Gujarat, India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Somnath Temple is one of the most important spiritual sites in the Hindu circuit. Believed to be the first of the 12 jyotirlingas (devotional shrines of Lord Shiva) in the country, the temple sees a large footfall every year.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is a temple dedicated to Lord Parshuram and located on the banks of Triveni.