Somnath Temple/Deo Somnath Temple Savgar Dungarpur Rajasthan

Deo Somnath Temple is located on the bank of the River SoM, some 24 km away from Dungarpur. This is a temple that has been devoted to the worship of Lord Shiva. The shrine is made of marble and posses three double storied gates that are based on the west, east and south of the temple. The temple is said to had been constructed close to the 12th century. The old inscriptions that are made on the walls of the temple can be traced back to 1493 AD.

Nearby the temple one can see a number of memorials and shrines that have been created in the memory of the warriors whose last rites were performed here. It has been believed that the current structure of the temple is a mere skeletal representation as he flood waters from the River Som have done much harm to the temple and its internal designing and architecture.

History of the Temple:

The Deo Somnath stone temple is located about 24 km away from Dungarpur. This temple was built in the 12th century and is a very close replica of the actual Somnath temple in Gujarat. Various invaders from the foreign lands, especially Mahmud of Ghazni did loot and plunder the real temple so very many times. In the fear that such raids will actually destroy the temple, the Shiva devotees created this duplicate temple on the inland.