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Mahashivratri, the Great Night of Lord Shiva, is one of the most powerful and sacred Hindu festivals. It is a night filled with energy and vibrations, all of them positive and jolly, and devotees ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a pilgrimage to the Somnath temple in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, where he prayed at the sacred Shiva shrine, the first of the 12 Jyotirlingas.

The much-anticipated period drama Kesari Veer: Legends of Somnath, starring Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, and Sooraj Pancholi, has received a new release date. The makers have officially announced ...

The Somnath Temple is known as one of the earliest and most revered Jyotirlingas. The temple is believed to have been built by Chandra Dev (the Moon God) from gold. Kedarnath, one of the 12 ...

According to ancient Hindu scriptures, the Somnath Temple wasn’t just any temple. It was the first Jyotirlinga, the holiest of the twelve sacred shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, said to be built ...

When the Somnath temple and the Jyotirlinga inside it were destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni, a few Brahmins carried the broken fragments with them to Tamil Nadu and shaped them into smaller Shivlingam.

Revered as the first among the 12 Jyotirlingas, the sacred Somnath Mandir has stood as a ... levitating Jyotirlinga before he "plundered the temple and shattered the Shivalinga into pieces".

It is located at an altitude of about 3,583 meters. Located in Rameswaram Island in Tamil Nadu, Ramanathaswamy Temple is also among the 12 Jyotirlinga temples. It was expanded during the 12th ...

Pilgrims also go to renowned Shiva temples such as Kashi Vishwanath, Kedarnath, and Somnath to obtain divine blessings. Such temples are highly congested on Maha Shivaratri day, with worshipers ...