Somnath Temple
Lord Ram’s temple is being built in Ayodhya. There is a controversy regarding this in the news these days, in which it is being said that the Ram temple is not ready yet. In such a situation, it is inauspicious to consecrate the life of Ramlala. However, a similar incident has been seen before. Actually there is a book. The name of the book is ‘Prabhas Teerth Darshan Somnath’. The author of this book is JD Parmar. This book is written around the construction of Somnath temple. According to this book, on 19 April 1950, Saurashtra Chief Minister Uchhangarai Navalshankar Dhebar completed the excavation ceremony of Somnath temple.
Consecration of Somnath Temple
After this the construction work of the temple continued. First of all the floor in the temple was prepared with stone. After this the sanctum sanctorum was prepared in the Somnath temple. After this, on May 11, 1951, the then President of the country Rajendra Prasad consecrated Lord Shiva in the Somnath temple. Let us tell you that when the consecration was done, the construction work of the temple was still going on. After this, finally when the construction of Sabhamandar and Shikhar was completed, the then President of Somnath Trust, Maharaja Jamsaheb Digvijay Singh got Maharudrayag done. On 13 May 1965, Kalash Pratishtha was done in Somnath temple and Kausheya flag was hoisted.
Opposition ruckus on Ram temple
Let us tell you that the life of Shivalinga was consecrated in Somnath temple long ago. Despite this, the construction work of the temple continued. After this, the temple was completely completed in the year 1965. Let us tell you that these days a controversy is going on in the country regarding the consecration of Ram temple. Some people say that it is inauspicious to perform the consecration of the temple without completing the construction work. Some people say that this has happened many times before in history. Let us tell you that the opposition is also targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding this.
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