The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple at Veraval. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Somnath Temple?1. Somnath Temple is one of the Jyotirlinga shrines.2. A description of Somnath Temple was given by Al-Biruni.3. Pran Pratishtha of Somnath Temple (installation of the present- day temple) was done by President S. Radhakrishnan.Select the correct answer using the code given below:
✓ Correct answer: a) 1 and 2 only
ExplanationThe Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects in Somnath Temple complex in August 2021. The Somnath temple, also called Deo Patan, is located in Prabhas Patan, Veraval in Gujarat, India.Statement 1 is correct: Somnath Temple, is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva.Apart from Somnath, other famous jyotirlingas are Mallikarjuna (Andhra Pradesh), Mahakaleshwar, Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh), Bhimashankar (Maharashtra), Baidyanath (Jharkhand), Kashi Vishwanath (Uttar Pradesh) etc.Statement 2 is correct: Al-Biruni, an Arab traveler, gave a highly favorable description of Somanth temple in Kitab Al- Hind (Book of India).It is believed to have inspired Mahmud of Ghazni's expedition in 1024 AD.Statement 3 is incorrect: The contemporary Somnath temple’s reconstruction was started under the orders of the first Home Minister of India, Vallabhbhai Patel.The then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, did the Pran-Pratistha at the existing temple in 1951. 4
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