Junagadh: Shree Somnath Sanskrit University has been added to the list of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), thanks to which the foreign students will be able to get admissions in various courses of the university and their expenses will be borne by the government of India. Total 9 foreign students had applied for admission here, out of which 3 students have got admission in the university this year. They are Farshad Salezehi from Iran for BA with Sanskrit course, Rathindro Sark...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust will present Shri Somnath Suvarna Chandrak (gold medal) to two Sanskrit scholars, Dr. Jayprakash Narayan Dwivedi and Dr. Harshvadhan Mansukhlal Jani (Harshdev Madhav) for year 2020 and 2021 respectively in a function at Prabhas Patan on June 20. The annual award is given since 1996 to Sanskrit experts. Awardee is presented a gold medal, shawl, felicitation document and Rs. one lakh cash. DeshGujarat Read More

Prabhas Patan: Somnath Mandir will reopen for visitors on 11 June, as the State government has today allowed mandirs to reopen. As per a note released by Shri Somnath Trust, the visitors will require to wear mask, maintain social distancing, go through temperature check and hand sanitization, stand up in a queue within marked circles, avoid touching the surfaces inside the temple, avoid dandwat pranam and leave the mandir premises promptly after darshan. Visitors will require to have p...Read More

Prabhas Patan: A Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Oxygen generating plant sponsored by Shri Somnath Trust has been installed at Prabhas Patan based Community Health Centre (CHC). The District Collector of Gir Somnath in a tweet said, it is one more step in the direction of oxygen self sufficiency. Shri Somnath Trust had on May 5 announced its decision to give away Rs. 50 lakh for setting up an oxygen plant in Prabhas Patan based government run CHC. PSA Oxygen Plant has been installed at P...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust will give away Rs. 50 lakh for setting up an oxygen plant in Prabhas Patan based Community Health Centre (CHC) of the State government. The plant according to Shri Somnath Trust will be activated in next three weeks under the supervision of district health department. The plant will offer oxygen equal to 51 cylinders daily. Shri Somnath Trust has offered various services during ongoing Covid19 pandemic. Shri Somnath Trust has presently handed over its 73-room Li...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust has in coordination with the district administration started Covid Care Centre in Trust owned Lilavati Atithi bhavan that has 73 rooms with attached toilet, bathroom, RO water, TV with cable connection, health staff and free tea-nashta, meals facility. The Trust has also launched tiffin service for quarantined local families for which Dinesh Maru, caretaker can be contacted on 94282 14810. Even last year, the Trust had given its Atithi bhavan and cultural bhavan...Read More

Prabhas Patan: In view of ongoing pandemic situation, Shri Somnath Trust today announced closure of Somnath Mandir for public visits with effect from April 11 for indefinite period. Along with the main temple of Somnath Mahadev, the other temples under Shri Somnath Trust, such as Ahyalyabai Mandir, Shri Ram Mandir, Shri Lakshmi Narayan - Geeta Mandir, Bhalka Tirth Mandir, Bhidbhanjan Mandir will also remain closed for public visit. Devotees can register pooja online through www.Somnath.Org websi...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust today announced a destination wedding package of Rs. 11,000 for Vedic wedding ceremony at Prabhas Patan - Somnath. 'Thanks to this decision of Shri Somnath Trust, pilgrim place Somnath will in coming days become a destination wedding place,' said Shri Somnath Trust's note adding that the decision has been taken in order to serve poor and middle class in view of the fact that weddings are becoming costlier day by day. Trust has set up a wedding hall in ne...Read More

Prabhas Patan: A newly elected local body of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took decision to change the name of Veraval - Patan town to Somnath. A decision was taken in the first board meeting of Municipality chaired by newly elected municipality president and BJP leader Piyush Fofandi. The decision was unanimous according to Fofandi and supported by all 42 municipal members. Veraval - Patan municipality consists coastal fishing hub town Veraval and adjoining Prabhas Patan which is famous f...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Ghanshyam Sudani, a runner today started his run from Somnath Mandir at Prabhas Patan to proposed Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Sudani was felicitated with memento by Shri Somnath Trust on start of his 1800 km long run which would be completed in 21 days according to a note released by Shri Somnath Trust. Sudani will conclude his run at Ayodhya on April 21st. Read More