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Event religious South Asia

Somnath Temple

300 BCE

One of the twelve sacred jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva on the western coast of Gujarat, destroyed and rebuilt numerous times throughout…

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Hindu temple in Gujarat, India

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Landmark · South Asia

Somnath Temple

300 BCE – still standing

One of the twelve sacred jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva on the western coast of Gujarat, destroyed and rebuilt numerous times throughout history

Standing in 300 BCE

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