The Somnath templelocated in Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders and rulers,the present mandir was reconstructed in the Chaulukya style of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951.