H@R 111/365 Somnath Temple Pali, Rajasthan

bldg 1

H@R 111/365

Somnath Temple Pali, Rajasthan

Situated in the middle of Pali City, Somnath Temple was constructed in Vikram Samvat 1209 CE. Prince Raj Kumar Pal Solanki of Gujarat brought the Shivlinga from the Saurashtra area because Somnath Temple and Somnath Mahadev were the targets of attack by Mahmud of Ghazni. The temple has a special sanctity. It has intricate carvings on the shikhar and pinnacle and meticulously chiselled circular patterns on the ceiling. The ancient statues and sculptures are facing erosion. There are issues of lack of maintenance as well as encroachments.