Somnath : The wealthiest temple of india during till 12 Centuray

Gujarat the vibrant state of india is famous for its natural beauty and hindu piligrimage ,Somnath is one the 12 Jyotirlinga of lord Shiva it is located in Varaval Gujarat 

History Of Somnath

Som is Sanskrit synonyms of Moon Nath means God, meaning of Sommath is the god of Moon. First te it was built by unknown source second time temple was built by Yadava King of Vallabhi around 649 CE.

In 725 the Arab Governor Al Junaid destroyed the temple , Naghbhatta II the Gurjar-Pratihar King rebulit temple in 815 CE. 

In 1024 during the rule of Bhima I ,  turkish most cruel invader Mahmud of Ghazni attacked on Gujarat and looted Somnath he took more than 20 billion Dinar of that time and carried al wealth of Somnath by 5000 Camels! 

By 1665 Many mughals orders came to destroy this holyshrine under the mughal Ruler Aurangzeb. Maratha fought aganist Mughal for the protection of Somnath.

 

In 1950 -1951

Before  independence Varaval was the part of Junagadh state whose rule under the Pakistan after Independence deputy Prime Minister Vallabh Bhai Patel merge it in India 

In 1950 Indian army and other was orders to reconstruct the temple again.

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Junagarh : The Heritage Of India

'Dhanya Dhara Gujarat Ni'  this quote is exactly fit For Junagadh.

Junagadh is a city of Indian State Gujarat located at the feet of Girnar Hills 355 Km from Ahmdabad. It is the seventh largest city of India.

The city is located between Somnath and Dwarka, it is around 60 Km away from Gir National Park 

Earlier It was ruled by Mauryan Dynasty in 319 BCE by Chandrgupta Maurya. It was also a centre of attraction for Jainism and Buddhism.

Later Chudasama Dynasty ruled here. The Uparkot Fort of Junagadh was captured by Chudasama , at that time Gujarat was known as Saurastra.

Sultan Mahmud Begada changed the name of Junagadh to Mustafabad.

 

My Journey at Junagadh 

I started my journey from Botad ( a city near Bhavnagar) by bike, I reached At Gir National Park on 6th September 2021 and stayed there for three days WE made plan to visit junagadh on 9the september after 2 hours nonstop journey we reach Junagadh sorrounded by beautiful hills and green plants 

I cant explain the beauty of nature but I was the true witness of it. 

We booked a room and plan to climb 10000 stairs.  I was shocked after 100 stairs because the height of each stair about half feet and surface some here very large.

The saddest part of my journey was i couldn't climb all stairs due to adverse weather. 

The entire climbing was amazing i saw many langoors while climbing 

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Gir National Fotest: Land Of Lions

Gir : The home of asiatic Lions , Besides Africa , Gir National Park Sasan Gujarat Only plave where you can spot lions roaming free im the world.It is situated 60 Km from Junagarh Distric.

During Kingship in India Huntimg was main adventure for Royal Families later Britishers alsp followed same tradition due to continuos hunting numbers of Lion and other Big Cats deavsted rapidly which was anxious for Ecology postindepent  Indian Government took mamy crucial step to save wildlife. The Government notified the large geographical extent of sasan Gir as wildlife santuary on 18 September , 1965 in order to conserve asiatic lion.

It cover total area around 1412 square kilometers of which 258 km core area for national park..

Where to Live 

Singh Sadan A unit of Govt. Provide you best facility to stay here which is in Gir a large area cover with natural beauty 

Animals

The entire fotest area of Gir National park is dry and deciduuous which is provide best habitat for Asiatc lion, As per the new static record more than 500 lion 300 leopards are here. Apart from these two animals two different species of Deer You can see here 

 Wild Boar

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