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 ...
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.