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Spotted along the coast of Somnath, a religious town in Gujarat, India.
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There is a river outside my town... The beautiful sun rising beyond the river... symmetric morning ; )
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Somnath Beach dans le Gujarat en Inde.
Mer d'Oman est une appellation géographique alternative utilisée pour désigner la mer d'Arabie, située dans le nord-ouest de l'océan Indien. Cette appellation ne doit pas être confondue avec le golfe d'Oman, une aire maritime bien définie qui relie la mer d'Arabie au golfe Persique.
Somnath Temple, shines in the evening light as the pigeons wander freely in the Temple premise,having grains given by the devotees.
The Somnath temple located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot. The temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected to it. Somnath means "Lord of the Soma", an epithet of Shiva.
The temple is open daily from 6AM to 9PM,(Wikipedia)
Somnath temple is one of the most important Hindu temples of India and is one of the twelve jyotirlings of Lord Shiva, spread around the country.
The Somnath Temple (Gujarati: સોમનાથ મંદિર Hindi: सोमनाथ मन्दिर) located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India, is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot for pilgrims and tourists. The temple is considered sacred due to the various legends connected to it. Somnath means "Lord of the Soma", an epithet of Shiva.
Somnath Temple is known as "the Shrine Eternal". This legendary temple has been destroyed and rebuilt several times by Islamic kings and Hindu kings respectively. Most recently it was rebuilt in November 1947, when Vallabhbhai Patel visited the area for the integration of Junagadh and mooted a plan for restoration.
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Sasan-Gir) is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1412 km² (about 258 km² for the fully protected area (the national park) and (1153 km² for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km in the north-east from Somnath and 65 km to the south-east of Junagadh.
Though Gir forests are known more for the Asiatic lions, they have almost the same number of leopards - over 400 as per the 2011 census. The leopards are very shifty and nimble- much more adaptive than the rather indolent and majestic lions. That is why they are so difficult to sight. I was extremely lucky this day as I was able to sight 3 leopards. This leopard hardly remained hidden for a few seconds and I had to make the best out of the situation.
My blog on lions and leopards of Gir forest can be seen on www.jagadipsingh.blogspot.com
Le temple de Somnāth est situé sur la côte ouest du Gujarat, en Inde, dans le Prabhas Kshetra, près de Veraval dans le Saurashtra, est le plus sacré des douze Jyotirlingas, lieux de pèlerinage en l'honneur de Shiva.
Somnath signifie « Le Seigneur de la Lune » et est un des noms de Shiva. Le temple de Somnāth est connu comme le « Sanctuaire éternel », car bien qu'il ait été détruit six fois, il a toujours été reconstruit.
Voir :
Somnath temple - Wikipedia pour plus de détais.
To see :
Somnath temple - Wikipedia for more details.
1464 Somnath-Jabalpur Express attacks Misrod at its MPS behind a smart looking ET WDM-3D # 11320 in charge
Somnath-Jabalpur Express via Bina-Katni thunders towards Vidisha with ET WDM 3D # 11275 doing honours
1465 Somnath-Jabalpur Express moves towards Bhopal Jn from Ujjain side with ET WDM-3D # 11305 taking charge
Link of 1464 JBP-SMNH Express from Itarsi to Somnath,Handsome RATLAM WDM-3A # 16791 taken towards Itarsi alongwith a very long BCNAHL rake
16809 Vatva Wdm3a hauling 09420 Somnath-Ahmedabad Intercity Spl cruising through midst of Rajkot City..
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km2 for the fully protected area the national park and 1,153 km2 for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km south-east of Junagadh and 60 km south-west of Amreli.
It is the sole home of the Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species.
I was lucky to get this shot with wonderful morning sun coming directly on the face of the lion while it was taking a leisurely stroll in the Gir forest.
Orange Liveried Microprocessor controlled Ratlam WDM 3A # 16196R blazes towards the Barkhera-Budni ghats with Somnath-Jabalpur Express in tow
The Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a forest and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. Established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km2 for the fully protected area the national park and 1,153 km2 for the Sanctuary), the park is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km south-east of Junagadh and 60 km south-west of Amreli.
It is the sole home of the Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) and is considered to be one of the most important protected areas in Asia due to its supported species.
In this shot, the lion cubs were feasting on a recently killed buffalo. They were momentarily distracted by the noise and looking at the noise source when I took this shot.
Just some of the thousands of fishing boats that crowd the harbour in Vereval, Gujarat. With the increase price of fuel, many of the vessels face an economic hardship and owners must surely consider putting to sea at all.
Somnath / Vereval, Gujarat, India.
February 2024. © David Hill