Thread by @vedicgyaanindia

The Vedic Puranas have the mentioning of the jyotirlingas. There are twelve Primary Jyotirlingas in total. Somnath Mandir is the foremost and the oldest Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Skanda #Puran, Shreemad Bhagavad, Shiv Puran, and many more. The Somnath mandir, situated in the

Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of #Gujarat, #India, has its significance as the first Jyotirlinga. The temple located at the shore of the Arabian Sea has an ancient story associated with it. The moon god himself constructed the first temple.

The date of the establishment got lost in antiquity. The current structure of the temple got built in the year 1995.A 13th century Persian Geographer and traveler Zakariya al-Qazwini mentioned Somnath Temple in his book, “Wonders of Creation.”, the #Somnath Jyotirlinga initially

used to levitate in mid-air. An intense science is there behind the mystically floating #Jyotirlinga. The Somnath temple has withstood many attacks by foreign invaders in the past. Our #ancient science was very much advanced during that time that even today, it surprise modern

#scientists. Apart from Somnath Temple, many ancient temples in India still spin the heads of modern #researchers. It showcases the level of skills and techniques that our ancestors used to build these ancient marvels.