Somnath Temple
Destroyed and rebuilt at least six times over a thousand years, and standing now on the coast with nothing between it and Antarctica.
- Where
- Veraval, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 20.8880, 70.4010
Get the Somnath Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Somnath Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Somnath Temple
Bhalka Tirtha 0.0 km
The spot near Somnath where a hunter's arrow struck Krishna in the foot, and the last chapter of the Mahabharata began.
Gir National Park 49 km
The only place outside Africa where lions live wild, down to twenty animals a century ago and now several hundred.
Nagoa Beach 58 km
The horseshoe bay with the hoka palms.
Gangeshwar Mahadev Temple 61 km
A Shiva temple down on the rocks at Fudam near Diu, with the Arabian Sea at its feet.
Naida Caves 63 km
Quarry pits the Portuguese left, now a maze of light.
St Paul's Church 64 km
Baroque woodwork in the middle of an island town.
Diu Fort 65 km
Portuguese from 1535, built on a spit where the sea comes at it from three sides and still does.
Navghan Kuvo 71 km
A well cut into living rock around the eleventh century, its staircase spiralling down fifty two metres.
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Questions
Where is Somnath Temple?
Somnath Temple is in Veraval, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bhalka Tirtha (0.0 km), Gir National Park (49 km), Nagoa Beach (58 km).
How do I get the Somnath Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Somnath Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Somnath Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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