Somnath temple looked like this 1000 years ago, ’50 thousand people were killed that day’. Pm Modi Shared Old Photos On Somnath Mandir Swabhiman Parv

More than 50 thousand people were killed in the attack of Mahmud Ghaznavi.

Somnath, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, is the first Jyotirlinga. The construction of this temple is completing 1000 years in the year 2026. On this day, on January 8, 1026, the invader Mahmud Ghaznavi attacked and demolished the holy temple of Lord Somnath, worshiped by Hindus. It is said that in this painful attack, more than 50 thousand priests and devotees were brutally murdered.

Why is Somnath temple called the first Jyotirlinga?

Somnath Jyotirlinga is mentioned in the story of Shiva Purana that the tradition of worshiping the Jyotirlinga form started from the Swayambhu present in the Somnath temple. That means, only after Somnath Jyotirlinga, other Jyotirlingas were formed. That is why Somnath is called the first Jyotirlinga.

Somnath temple faced the first attack in its history

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his old pictures on Somnath Swabhiman festival. While posting, he also wrote – In 1026, Somnath temple faced the first attack in its history. The attack of the year 1026 and the many attacks that followed could not shake our eternal faith. Rather, it further strengthened the feeling of cultural unity of India and Somnath kept being revitalized again and again.

PM’s appeal to you also share the picture

While posting, PM Modi further wrote- I am sharing some pictures of my previous visits to Somnath. If you have also been to Somnath, then do share your photos with #SomnathSwabhimanParv.

PM Modi shared 25 years old picture

PM Modi wrote- I am also sharing with you some glimpses of a program organized in Somnath on 31 October 2001. This was the year when we celebrated 50 years of the inauguration of the renovated Somnath Temple in 1951. In 1951, that historic ceremony was held in the presence of the then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The efforts of Sardar Patel and KM Munshi ji as well as many great personalities in the reconstruction of Somnath temple have been remarkable. In this program of the year 2001, the then Prime Minister Atal ji, Home Minister Advani ji and many dignitaries participated.