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title: "Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple"  
description: "One of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva, Somnath Temple is also the specimen of fine architecture. Here's some facts about somnath temple"  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-13  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1554/lesser-known-facts-about-somnath-temple  
category: "travel"  
tags: ["Somnath Temple", "facts", "Lesser known facts", "Somnath Temple facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple

![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/9b0f0e5b-c46f-4851-a067-d4d1ae8084d3.jpeg) ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/5a39a184-cf4c-4901-ba3d-e4d54afc622b.jpeg) The modern day Somnath Temple was built over five years, from 1947 to 1951 and was inaugurated by then President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad. ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/6b6247a1-1e0c-4f91-846a-916ca408c5fb.jpeg) The Shivalinga in the temple is believed to have been safely hiding within its hollowness the famous Syamantak Mani ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/ea8ec038-8953-438b-8d4b-572516a311b0.jpeg) The temple finds its reference in the most ancient texts of Hindus like Shreemad Bhagavat, Skandpuran, Shivpuran and Rig-Veda ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/6717bb73-747b-4a2f-b22e-90c5226e71de.jpeg) Somnath has been a pilgrimage site from ancient times as it was said to be the confluence point known of three rivers, Kapila, Hiran and the mythical ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/4fcc2fe9-2418-4fa1-857a-31627ceea7d0.jpeg) The Sun God used silver for its construction, whereas Lord Krishna made it with the help of sandalwood. ![Lesser known facts about Somnath Temple](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/5d2a872a-04c8-47a8-ab16-fa30d25c0ede/images/9b0f0e5b-c46f-4851-a067-d4d1ae8084d3.jpeg) According to, Swami Gajanand Saraswati, the first temple was built 7, 99, 25,105 years ago

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