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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:09:51 GMT 5.5
Lord Bramha looking at God Varah Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:11:55 GMT 5.5
God Varah giving darshan to his devotee Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:16:07 GMT 5.5
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:20:44 GMT 5.5
Somnath Temple which was considered as the Holy place of worship by Gurjar Pratiharas Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:22:26 GMT 5.5
Present shiv ling at somnath temple Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:25:25 GMT 5.5
Gurjar God Devnarayan Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:32:33 GMT 5.5
The present day Somnath Temple was construted after Independence by the successful efforts of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who himself belonged to Gurjar Community.Sardar Patel knew the glorious past of his encesters Before Independence, Prabhas Pattan was part of the Junagarh State, ruled by the Nawab of Junagarh. On the eve of Independence the Nawab announced the accession of Junagarh, which had over 80% Hindu population, to Pakistan. The people of Junagarh rose in revolt and set up a parallel government under Gandhian leader and freedom fighter, Shri Samaldas Gandhi. The Nawab, unable to resist the popular pressure, bowed out and escaped to Pakistan. The provincial government under Samaldas Gandhi formally asked Government of India to take over. The Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel came to Junagadh on November 12, 1947 to direct the occupation of the state by the Indian army and at the same time ordered the reconstruction of the Somanath temple When Sardar Patel, K M Munshi and other leaders of the Congress went to Gandhi with the proposal of reconstructing the Somnath temple, Gandhi blessed the move, but suggested that the funds for the construction should be collected from the public and the temple should not be funded by the state. He expressed that he was proud to associate himself to the project of renovation of the temple But soon both Gandhi and Sardar Patel died and the task of reconstruction of the temple was now continued under the leadership of K M Munshi, who was the Minister for Food and Civil, supplies in the Nehru Government. The ruins were pulled down in October 1950 and the mosque was moved to a different location. In May 1951, Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India, invited by K M Munshi, performed the installation ceremony for the temple Rajendra Prasad said in his address "It is my view that the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple will be complete on that day when not only a magnificent edifice will arise on this foundation, but the mansion of India's prosperity will be really that prosperity of which the ancient temple of Somnath was a symbol.".. He added "The Somnath temple signifies that the power of reconstruction is always greater than the power of destruction" This episode created a serious rift between the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who saw in movement for reconstruction of the temple an attempt at Hindu revivalism and the President Rajendra Prasad and Union Minister K M Munshi, saw in its reconstruction, the fruits of freedom and the reversal of injustice done to Hindus The present temple was built by the Shree Somnath Trust which looks after the entire complex of Shree Somnath and its environs. Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:36:54 GMT 5.5
The statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel rests in front of the Eternal Somnath temple, as a mark of respect for the man who ensured that the temple would rise like phoenix Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:41:14 GMT 5.5
IN DELHI Collect stickers for your car from Dipak Gurjar Dalupra- 9289086667 Attachments:
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Post by dipakgurjar on Feb 3, 2010 15:43:55 GMT 5.5
IN DELHI Collect stickers for your car from Vikrant Gurjar Seelampur- 9871345993 Attachments:
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