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January of 1948, at the invitation of Samaldas Gandhi, the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad was
held at Junagadh under my presidentship. Literary Gujarat had gathered at the native town
of her greatest poet Narsi Mehta. My joy knew no bounds. My dream of Gujarat was coming
true, and in my lifetime too. From Junagadh the literary conference made a pilgrimage to
Somanatha. Jam Saheb was with us.
When I saw the
temple of Somanatha in detail, I stood awe-struck. Some of the old structures-garbhagriha
(inner shrine), part of pradakshina marga (the circumambulatory passage), antarala (the
intermediate corridor) and the gudha mandapa (central hall) with its three domes were all
there.
Author : Shri Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
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