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Somnath Temple Attack Story

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Somnath Temple Attack Story      Somnath Temple Introduction       The  Somnath temple  located in  Prabhas Patan  near  Veraval  in  Saurashtra  on the western coast of  Gujarat , is believed to be the first among the twelve  jyotirlinga  shrines of  Shiva . [1]  It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Destroyed and reconstructed several times in the past, the present temple was reconstructed in  Chaulukya style  of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951. The reconstruction was envisioned by  Vallabhbhai Patel  and was completed under  K. M. Munshi , the then head of the temple trust.     Attack Story        According to popular tradition documented by   J. Gordon Melton , the first Siva temple at Somanath is believed to have been built at some unknown time in the past. The second temple is said to have been built at the same site by the "Yadava kings" of   Vallabhi   around 649 CE. In 725 CE, Al-Junayd, the   Arab governor