Old Somnath temple
About Old Somnath temple
Somnath jyotirling is located in the Prabhas Patan near Veraval, Saurashtra, Gujrat. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Old Somnath temple came under the rule of the Marathas in the seventeenth century. It is believed that the location of the swyambhuling came in Ahilyabai's dreams and than she started the construction of the temple immediately. People also believed that Ahilyabai temple contains the original jyotirlinga.