Prabhas Patan: The Shri Somnath Trust has strongly condemned a protest that took place at the office of its General Manager following the visit of Droupadi Murmu, describing the incident as “unfortunate” and “against the spirit of Indian culture.” The Trust’s statement comes after Sompura Brahmins held a protest, accusing the Trust of sidelining traditional temple priests during the President’s visit. On October 10, when the President visited the Somnath Temple, students of the temp...Read More

Prabhas Patan: A lunar eclipse is set to occur on September 7, 2025, falling on Bhadarvi Poonam. As per traditional scriptures, since the eclipse will also affect the Prabhas region, prescribed observances are required to be followed. Accordingly, at the Somnath Temple and all temples under the management of the Somnath Trust, midday puja rituals, aarti, and evening aarti, along with daily worship—including Ganga Jal Abhishek, Bilva Puja, Dhwaja Puja, Someshwar Mahapuja, Yajna, Rudrabhishek, a...Read More

Somnath: With crores of pilgrims visiting Shri Somnath Temple every year, online booking for guesthouses has become a popular choice. However, fraudsters are exploiting this by creating fake websites and misleading listings, tricking devotees into making bogus payments. Shri Somnath Trust has issued a warning, urging devotees to book only through its official website, somnath.org, and avoid unauthorized transactions. Shri Somnath Trust has issued an official statement saying, "As online booking...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Authorities in Somnath today carried out demolition action and removed illegal encroachments near Ram Mandir under heavy police security. Over 30 unauthorized residential structures were razed around Rudreshwar Mandir. The issue of illegal constructions had long been a point of contention between the Somnath Temple Trust and encroachers, leading to legal proceedings. The court ruled in favor of the Somnath Trust, prompting today’s action to clear the encroachments in front of th...Read More

Prabhas Patan: Shri Somnath Trust has started a free tiffin service from this week for the patients at the civil hospital and the relatives of the patients. The tiffin service will be offered to the patients of the civil hospital in Veraval and one family person of each patient. The service will operate daily for both meal times. The service was inaugurated by Trustee JD Parmar, district collector Digvijaysinh Jadeja among others and it runs in coordination with the civil hospital manageme...Read More

Keshod: In efforts to promote Gujarat and India's pilgrimage sites as top global tourism destinations by re-exposing Indian culture, a direct flight service from Ahmedabad to Keshod has been launched. Additionally, the Somnath Trust has initiated a free pickup bus service for pilgrims visiting Somnath today on the auspicious day of Dhanteras. The Ahmedabad to Keshod direct flight service will operate three days a week—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday—providing more travel options for devot...Read More