Stories from Somnath · India

This five-day festival has prepared the temple complex for Vedic chants and divine energy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of the reconstructed Somnath Temple. India's first President, Rajendra Prasad, inaugurated the temple on May 11, 1951. The Prime Minister shared this information in an article published today in a national daily paper. This event marks a milestone for the temple located in Gujarat, India. The main attraction of Amrit Parv will be on May 11, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Kumbhabhishek with water from 11 holy pilgrimages on the temple's spire in Somnath. Approximately 1.2 million offerings are being made for peace and human welfare during the event. Devotees from across the country have flocked to Somnath to witness this moment. A three-day Homātmaka Maharudra Yagya is being organized at the Somnath Mahadev Temple starting today, May 9.