Other Attractions

Other Attractions :
Somnath is centralised in the Prime location where near by Time Outs can be found easily...

• Somnath Beach

  

  Not recommended for swimming, but a wonderful escape into the roaring silence of nature. It also offers some more active patches where you can enjoy a camel ride and light snacks.
  
  
  
  

• Triveni Ghat

  

  Triveni Ghat in Somanth is the convergence of three holy rivers viz,  Kapil, Hiran and a mystical River Saraswathy. It is believed that the rivers flow to the ultimate destination of Sea from here. This symbolizes the human birth, life and death. This is a sacred location for taking dip in the Triveni Sangam. It is believed that the holy bath in the waters at this Ghat offers relief from all curses and ills happened in the whole life.
  
  Triveni Ghat has a significant place in Hindu Mythology and Puranas. This ghat was mentioned many places in Puranas and great epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. It is believed that Lord Krishna paid a visit to this holy spot after he was hit by an arrow shot by Jara, a hunter. This is a highly revered place in Somnath.
  
  The famous temples Gita Mandir and Lakshminarayan temple are located on the banks of Triveni Ghat.

• Ahilyabai’s Somnath Temple or Old Somnath Temple

  

  This temple is adjacent to present temple. As the main Somnath temple witnessed series of attacks and destruction in the medieval period, Maharani Holkar who was a great devotee of Lord Shiva built this temple in 1783. She felt that the older place was inauspicious as there were series of attacks. She built the temple in basement as a security measure. Above it on the ground a small temple of Lord Shiva is built. Unlike the new, there is no restriction on puja by devotee in this temple. So, many can be seen performing puja here. It is known as old Somnath temple and it is also managed by Shri Somnath Trust.

• Bramkumari temple around Somnath

  

  
  

• Gita mandir

  

  Gita Mandir campus comprises of Gitamandir,Balaram’s gufa, Laxminarayan Temple, Dehotsarga place,Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Mahaprabhuji Baithak and Bhimnath Mahadev Temple. Gita temple, also known as Birla temple, is marvelous architectural beauty in Marbles. The images of Gita Hymns are depicted in the inscriptions of marble walls. The temple is constructed in such a way that one can hear the echo of his voice inside the temple, so that the Krishna bhajans by the devotees can be echoed in the environments.

• Bhalka Teerth

  

  
  

  There is a beautiful idol of Lord Shri Krishna in meditating form. The pippal tree is also seen outside the main temple. Near the main temple is Mahadev temple. This is the place where the arrow of Jara poacher hit Lord Krishna while he was meditating under a peepal tree. He had taken the shining mark of the foot of Lord Krishna and shot arrow.
  Lord Krishna pardoned Jara and walked away to the bank of Hiren river and left the mundane world.This sacred tirtha is located 5 km on Prabhaspatan- Veraval road.
  
  This divined leela of Bhagvan Shree Krishna is immortalised by a beautiful temple and an ancient pippal tree. Bhagvan Shree Krishna then walked a small distance and arrived at the holy banks of river Hiran from where he took his last journey to his Neejdham.
  
  Shree Krishna Neejdham Prasthan Tirth(DEHOTSARG TEERTH)This Tirtha is located on the banks of Hiran at a distance of 1.5km from Somnath temple.
  Bhagvan Shree Krishna took his divine journey to Neejdham from this sacred soil. Rich accounts of the divined Shree Krishna Neejdham Prasthan Leela are maintained by the authentic traditions of Mahabhart, Shrimad Bhagwat, and Vishnu Puran etc.
  Swami Shri Gajananand Saraswatiji has critically examined the previously mentioned classical Indian traditions and suggested the time of Neejdham Prasthan. He suggested that Shri Krishna departed on the first day of bright fortnight of Chaitra month (which corresponds with 18 February of English calendar) in the year 3102 B.C. at 2:27:30 hours