Somnath — Infobox Mandir creator = Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (present structure) proper name = Somnath date built = 1947 (Present structure) primary deity = Shiva architecture = Chalukya location = Veraval, Gujarat, IndiaThe Somnath Temple located in the… … Wikipedia
Idol of Somnath — The Idol of Somnath, from Thomas Carlyle s Hudson s Statue , metaphorically refers to the Hindu god Shiva, specifically to the Shiva temple of Somnath.External links* http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/carlyle/hudson/somnath.html … Wikipedia
SOMNATH — (7), an ancient maritime town of Oujarat, India, in the SW. of the peninsula of Kathiawar; has interesting memorials of Krishna, who, it is alleged, is hurled in the vicinity; close by is a famous ruined Hindu temple, despoiled in the 11th… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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Ranjangaon Ganpati — is one among the Ashtavinayak, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha. According to the history the temple was built in between 9th and 10th century. Madhavrao Peshwa made a room in the basement of the temple to keep the idol… … Wikipedia