Your visit

Somnath TempleLaid out in the order pilgrims move through it.

Veraval, Gujarat · Lord Shiva. The stops below are the shrines, gates and halls of the place itself, in the order pilgrims move through them.

You wroteSomnath Temple, Veraval

The visit, in the order the place takes it

Our suggestion is one day here. How long to stay is our suggestion, not a temple-published figure. No shrine publishes a length of visit — group the stops to suit your own party.

First

the main temple and its side shrines

Main GateAsk at the entrance for the mobility help the Trust lists before joining the inner route.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
Cloak Room and Shoe HouseLeave restricted belongings and footwear at the Trust's facilities before entering.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
Sabha Mandap and Nritya MandapPass through the two pillared halls towards the sanctum.
Source: District Gir Somnath, Government of Gujarat · read 2026-09-10
GarbhgruhDarshan at the inner shrine of Somnath, identified by the Trust as the first Jyotirlinga.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
Shri Kapardi Vinayak and Shri HanumanContinue to the two side shrines the Trust names within the temple site.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
VallabhghatFinish the temple-ground circuit at the sea ghat the Trust identifies as a sunset point.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10

Ahilyabai TempleVisit the older Shiva temple adjacent to the present complex, with its shrine in a cellar.
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
Triveni SangamA separate riverside stop where the Hiran, Kapila and Saraswati meet the Arabian Sea.
Source: District Gir Somnath, Government of Gujarat · read 2026-09-10

Before you go

THE GIVING

Where a gift goes

The Trust's page accepts pooja, general or specific gifts, annadan, gaushala, tree planting and pilgrim-amenity support. Use somnath.org only. The Trust warns against private numbers, private accounts and unofficial payment requests.

Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-20

The town around the shrine

The cloak room, shoe house, halls, sanctum, side shrines and Vallabhghat form the on-site route.
Ahilyabai Temple is adjacent to the present complex; Triveni Sangam is a separate Prabhas Patan outing.

Sources: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10; District Gir Somnath, Government of Gujarat · read 2026-09-10; Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10; Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10; Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10; Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10; District Gir Somnath, Government of Gujarat · read 2026-09-10

Practical details from published sources

Check the linked source before travelling, booking or giving. These hand-offs stay with the shrine's own body.

Access at the shrine

The Trust FAQ says wheelchairs and a golf cart are available for senior citizens and physically challenged pilgrims.

Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10

Official hand-offs

Somnath pilgrim information ↗ · Shree Somnath Trust
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-10
Official Somnath room booking ↗ · Shree Somnath Trust
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-20
Official Somnath donation and pooja ↗ · Shree Somnath Trust
Source: Shree Somnath Trust · read 2026-09-20

What the shrine itself publishes

Every line below was read off a page the trust runs, on the day named beside it. Timings and fees change. Check the source before you travel.

When to go

Darshan: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Aarti at 7:00 am, 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm. The 'Jay Somnath' Sound & Light show runs nightly from 7:45 to 8:45 pm (as stated on the homepage; the Pilgrim Facilities page separately states only a 7:45 pm start).

Source: Shree Somnath Trust — Pilgrim Facilities (darshan/aarti timing) · read 2026-08-27 · Shree Somnath Trust — homepage (Sound & Light show 7:45–8:45 pm) · read 2026-08-27

What things cost

Trust guest-house accommodation (18 guest houses, 200+ rooms, non-AC to AC and VIP) — ₹90 to ₹5,000 per room (This is lodging, not a darshan fee — the Trust's own page did not disclose a separate darshan or VIP-darshan fee.)

Source: Shree Somnath Trust — Pilgrim Facilities · read 2026-08-27

This plan is free, and nothing on this page is sold. We work out the visit, then hand you to the temple's own desk.

The plan ends hereand the temple takes it from you.

A booking, a seva, a room, a fee — every one of those is the shrine's own, taken at its own counter or on its own site. We do not stand between you and it, and we take nothing from what you give.

Open the temple page The shrine's own site

What the shrine itself publishes

Every line below was read off a page the trust runs, on the day named beside it. Timings and fees change. Check the source before you travel.

When to go

Darshan: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Aarti at 7:00 am, 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm. The 'Jay Somnath' Sound & Light show runs nightly from 7:45 to 8:45 pm (as stated on the homepage; the Pilgrim Facilities page separately states only a 7:45 pm start).

Source: Shree Somnath Trust — Pilgrim Facilities (darshan/aarti timing) · read 2026-08-27 · Shree Somnath Trust — homepage (Sound & Light show 7:45–8:45 pm) · read 2026-08-27

What things cost

Trust guest-house accommodation (18 guest houses, 200+ rooms, non-AC to AC and VIP) — ₹90 to ₹5,000 per room (This is lodging, not a darshan fee — the Trust's own page did not disclose a separate darshan or VIP-darshan fee.)

Source: Shree Somnath Trust — Pilgrim Facilities · read 2026-08-27

Somnath TempleLaid out in the order pilgrims move through it.

The visit, in the order the place takes it

the main temple and its side shrines

old Somnath and Prabhas Patan

Before you go

Where a gift goes

The town around the shrine

Practical details from published sources

Access at the shrine

Official hand-offs

What the shrine itself publishes

When to go

What things cost

The plan ends hereand the temple takes it from you.

Somnath TempleLaid out in the order pilgrims move through it.

The visit, in the order the place takes it

the main temple and its side shrines

old Somnath and Prabhas Patan

Before you go

Where a gift goes

The town around the shrine

Practical details from published sources

Access at the shrine

Official hand-offs

What the shrine itself publishes

When to go

What things cost

The plan ends hereand the temple takes it from you.