The first Jyotirlinga of Mahadev is Somnath Jyotirling:

One of the12 Jyotirlingasof Lord Shiva,Somnath Jyotirlingais located in Gujarat. It is believed that this temple was built by Chandradev himself. A huge crowd of devotees is seen here all the time. Now in such a situation, if you are also planning to go to Somnath temple but due to lack of correct information you are not able to go there. So we are going to tell you all the facts related to this temple through this article.

Belief about Somnath Temple of Gujarat:

There is a belief about this temple that this Jyotirlinga was established by Chandradev himself. According to the Puranas, in ancient times, King Daksha Prajapati had married his 27 daughters to Chandra Dev. Chandra Dev used to love Rohini the most out of all his wives, due to which the rest of his wives started getting jealous of Rohini. When King Daksha came to know about this, he cursed Chandra Dev to end slowly. To get rid of this curse, Brahma ji asked Chandradev to do penance of Shiva in Prabhas Kshetra, after which he worshiped him by making a Shivling, that is Somnath Jyotirlinga.

The Arrow Pillar remains a mystery even today:

To the south of the Somnath temple there is an arrow pillar on the sea side. It has been mentioned in the pages of history from about the sixth century. But till date no one has been able to give accurate information about when it was made and who got it built and why? However, many scholars are of the opinion that the arrow pillar is a guide pillar. An arrow has been made at its upper end, which is facing the sea.

In this way it is written that ‘Asamudrant South Pole, till the unobstructed Jyotimarga’.

This means that if a straight line is drawn from this point to the South Pole, then there is not a single mountain or piece of land in the middle.

History of Somnath Temple:

Talking about the history of this temple, about 155 feet high, it has been attacked about 17 times and every time it has been renovated but till date no effect of any period has been seen on this temple. It is believed that Chandradev worshiped Lord Shiva to get rid of the curse, hence the name of this temple was Somnath. This temple is also mentioned in Rigveda.

How to reach Somnath Temple:

Here you can be reached by air, rail and road.

Talking about the nearest airport to Somnath, Diu Airport is the nearest here which is located at a distance of about 63 kms.

The same is the most similar one Veraval railway station of Somnath, which is only 7 kilometers away from here.

You can take the help of Ahmedabad and other major railway stations of Gujarat to reach here.

Apart from this, if we talk about the road, Veraval can be reached by bus service where bus facility is available from any corner of the state.