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<p>First of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]], on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.</p> | <p>First of the twelve [[Jyotirlingas]], on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.</p> | ||
<p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Age of Regional Empires]] · Theme: [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] · ''([[Somnath Temple|Read the full article →]])''</p></div> | <p class="ind-meta">Epoch: [[:Category:Age of Regional Empires|Age of Regional Empires]] · Theme: [[:Category:Jyotirlingas|Jyotirlingas]] · ''([[Somnath Temple|Read the full article →]])''</p></div> | ||
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First of the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the Saurashtra shore. Founded in stone by the 10th century, celebrated by Al-Biruni as the harbour-temple of the Indian Ocean trade, razed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026, rebuilt by Kumarapala — and raised again by the new Republic in 1951. The shrine eternal of Indian memory, told through period photographs and the raider's own chroniclers.
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