Even in worst pandemic year, nearly 53 lakh visited Somnath Mahdir ; Nearly 78 crore had online darshan

Prabhas Patan: Total 52.68 lakh devotees performed darshan of Somnath Mahadev physically and 77.79 crore devotees performed it virtually though social media in the year 2021, as stated by Shri Somnath trust in a note.

The month wise number of devotees who performed darshan of Somnath Mahadev physically at Shri Somnath Mandir in 2021 is: January- 4.37 lakh, February- 4.77 lakh, March- 5.34 lakh, April- 80 thousand, June- 1.43 lakh, July- 3.97 lakh, August- 7.89 lakh, September- 7.03 lakh, October- 4.64 lakh, November- 8.08 lakh, December- 4.32 lakh. Shri Somnath Mandir had remained closed for devotees from 11th April to 10th June due to covid-19 pandemic.

The number of devotees from India and from across over 40 nations who performed darshan of Somnath Mahadev virtually though various platforms of social media in 2021 is: Facebook- 42.26 crore, YouTube- 14.65 crore, Instagram- 12.33 crore, twitter- 8.53 crore, Koo app- 33 thousand, WhatsApp- 24 thousand, Telegram- 6 thousand.

The total revenue generated at Shri Somnath mandir was Rs 35.71 crore, and the expenditure was Rs 27.25 crore in the year 2021, as stated by Shri Somnath trust in a note. DeshGujarat