Somnath is not just stone and sculpture—it is India’s civilisational history. In 1026 AD, Mahmud of Ghazni attacked Somnath—not only to destroy a temple, but to humiliate faith itself. In later centuries, from Alauddin Khilji to Aurangzeb, the assault was repeated. Yet Somnath endured. Every act of destruction was answered by reconstruction—through the resolve of devotees and the efforts of figures like Ahilyabai Holkar and Sardar Patel. The temple rose again as a symbol of resilience. Today, as