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    the Somnath temple was built, with estimates varying between the early centuries of the 1st millennium and about the 9th century CE. The temple is not...
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    revered Somnath Temple. Facing staunch resistance, Mahmud's forces emerged victorious, resulting in significant casualties. Entering Somnath in mid-January...
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  • Prabhas Patan (redirect from Somnath)
    named Dev Patan, is locality in Veraval, Gujarat. As the site of the Somnath temple and its associated Jyotirlinga (an aniconic representation of the god...
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    had been sending former worshippers to demolish idols. The attack on Somnath temple in India in 1024 by Mahmud of Ghazni may have been inspired by the belief...
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    Veraval (category Cities and towns in Gir Somnath district)
    Veraval is a city and the headquarters of Gir Somnath district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Somnath temple, a place of pilgrimage due to its importance...
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    Hindu temples such as the Kashi Vishvanath temple in Varanasi, a Vishnu temple in Gaya, and a much larger Shiva Jyotirlinga temple in Somnath Temple. This...
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    rule, he invaded and plundered the richest cities and temple towns, such as Mathura and Somnath in medieval India seventeen times, and used the booty...
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    iconoclasm in India was Mahmud of Ghazni's attack on the Somnath Temple from across the Thar Desert. The temple was first raided in 725, when Junayad, the governor...
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    district was the ultra-rich Somnath temple (which in the 11th century had been plundered by Mahmud of Ghazni, who damaged the temple and its idols to rob it...
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    Temple, Rivona Somnath temple, Veraval Amarnath Dharmasthala Temple, Dakshina Kannada Kadri Manjunath Temple, Dakshina Kannada Mahabaleshwar Temple,...
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    Bhalka (category Hindu temples in Gujarat)
    Govardhan, Kurukshetra and Dwarka). Bhalka is located just 4 KM from Somnath Temple, a Jyotirlinga, situated in Veraval, Gujarat, India. The site also has...
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  • reign saw an invasion from the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud, who sacked the Somnath temple. Bhima left his capital and took shelter in Kanthkot during this invasion...
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  • temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is better known as Somnath temple. "Someshwar Mahadev Temple : : Official Website of Pawan Path". Retrieved 2024-01-02...
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    Ram Mandir (redirect from Ram Lalla Temple)
    design of over 100 temples worldwide for at least 15 generations, including the Somnath temple. The chief architect of the temple was Chandrakant Sompura...
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  • from Prabhas Patan famous for the Somnath temple. The term "salat" is derived from Shilavat, the old term for a temple architect. Members of this clan took...
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    Temple Somnath temple Sun Temple, Modhera Swaminarayan Akshardham (Gandhinagar) Swaminarayan Mandir, Gadhada Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad Umiya Temple, Unjha...
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    Railway Station: Dwarka and Okha Dwarka Dwarkadhish Temple Somnath Temple Jageshwar Aundha Nagnath Temple R. 2003, pp. 92–95. sfn error: no target: CITEREFR...
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    Supasi Sasan Gir Somnath temple Veraval Veraval Chowpati [permanent dead link] Industrial Potentiality Survey Report of Gir Somnath [2016-17 "Promises...
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    Ghazni raided Gujarat, and plundered the Somnath temple. According to an 1169 inscription, Bhima rebuilt the temple. This inscription does not mention any...
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    States, private temple management autonomy has been preserved. Somnath Rameshwaram Varanasi Badrinath Puri Amarnath Tirupati " Ramappa Temple" In Sanskrit...
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    from Ghazni that Mahmud allegedly took after his destruction of the Somnath temple from somewhere in Prabhas Patan, Gujarat some 800 years earlier and...
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    projecting angles similar to Chaulukya temples in Gujarat like the sun temple of Modhera, Somnath temple and Sejakpur temple. The mandapa is in the crucifix...
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    Meenakshi Amman Temple, Kallalagar temple, Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi and many more. Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Perumal temple under the Vijayanagara...
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    characterised by destruction of temples, often illustrated by historians by the repeated destruction of the Hindu Temple at Somnath and the anti-Hindu practices...
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    His primary goal was to plunder the rich temples of northern India, most notably the famous Somnath Temple. These invasions left a lasting impact on...
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    Bhima I, the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud invaded the kingdom and raided the Somnath temple during 1024-1025 CE. The Chaulukyas soon recovered, and the kingdom...
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  • the invading army marched towards the reputed Somnath temple, hoping to plunder gold from there. The temple had earlier been destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni...
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    Nageshwar Somnath Mallikarjuna Mahakaleshwar Omkareshwar Parli Bhimashankar Rameswaram Kashi Vishwanath Trimbak Kedarnath Grishneshwar Baidyanath Dham...
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  • of Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple and breaks the idol of Lord Shiva. The prince of Shravasti, Malladev, dies trying to save the temple. When his brother...
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    migration to Southern India owes to the forays and desecration of the Somnath temple triggered by the frequent Muslim invasions, most notably by Mahmud Ghazni...
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