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                     NEW FACILITIES TO EASE



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         In the last 7 years, continuous work has been            n  the  adoration  of  Lord  Somnath,  our
         done to realise the potential of tourism in the          scriptures  say: Bhakti Pradanaya Kripa
             country. The heritage sites of the country,       IAvatirnam,  Tam Somanatham Sharanam
          the development of our cultural heritage, are         Prapadye. That is, the grace of Lord Somnath
         great examples of this. On January 21, Prime           is  incarnated,  and  the  blessing  stores
                                                                are  unlocked.  Somnath  has  served  as  an
          Minister Narendra Modi gave a unique gift to          example  of  this,  with  development  projects
           the devotees of Somnath by inaugurating a            being  completed  one  after  the  other.  Many
                       new circuit house equipped with          development projects, including the Exhibition
            state-of-the-art facilities near the Somnath        Gallery  and  Vihar  Sthan,  were  inaugurated
             temple. People visiting the place can now          here a few months ago. The foundation stone
          avail of special facilities at the circuit house,     of  Parvati  temple  was  also  laid,  and  now,
                                                                recently,  Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi  has
                    built at a cost of over Rs 30 crores.       inaugurated  Somnath  Circuit  House.  In  fact,
                                                                about one crore devotees come every year to

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