Temples in Gujarat

Somnath Temple

Prabhas Patan, Veraval, Gujarat

A Jyotirlinga on the Arabian Sea shore, where Chandra regained his light.

Nageshwar Temple

Near Dwarka, Gujarat

The Jyotirlinga named in the stotram as Nagesham Darukavane.

Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir)

Dwarka, Gujarat

The western Char Dham, where Krishna ruled the city raised from the sea.

Ambaji Temple

Ambaji, Gujarat

Where the heart of Sati fell, the Mother worshipped as a veiled Shri Yantra.

Chandrabhaga (Prabhas) Shakti Peeth

Prabhas Patan, Gujarat

Where the stomach of Sati fell, by the western sea near Somnath.

Sun Temple, Modhera

Modhera, Gujarat

A hall to Surya aligned so the equinox dawn reaches the inner sanctum.

Swaminarayan Akshardham, Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The gilded Lord in a shrine of carved pink sandstone crowned with domes.

Kalika Mata Temple, Pavagadh

Pavagadh, Gujarat

Atop a volcanic hill in Panchmahal, a Shakti seat reached by a long climb.

Ranchhodrai Temple, Dakor

Dakor, Gujarat

Krishna, who withdrew from the battlefield to spare his people needless war.

Bahuchar Mata Temple, Becharaji

Becharaji, Gujarat

A Shakti seat where the Mother rides the cockerel, patron of the kinnar.

Shamlaji Temple

Shamlaji, Gujarat

The dark-hued Gadadhar above the Meshwo river in the Aravalli hills.

Kashtabhanjan Hanuman Temple, Salangpur

Salangpur, Gujarat

The breaker of sorrows, whose grace holds the sway of Shani Dev at bay.

Jagannath Temple, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Krishna with Balabhadra and Subhadra, borne through the streets at Rath Yatra.