Deo Somnath Temple, Dungarpur
Dungarpur better known as the shoppers’ paradise is the utmost tourist locale, hosts some of the extra ordinary brilliance as Ek Thambia Mahal, Shrinathji Temple, Juna Mahal, Baneshwar Temple, Boreshwar Mahadeo Temple, and most significantly the Deo Somnath Temple. The stunning Deo Somnath Temple stands about 25 km north of the town Dungarpur, a construction dates back to the 12th century. The Somnath stone temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and its architectural design resemblance with the exact replica of the original Somnath Temple in Gujarat. The Deo Somnath Temple also reminds the tourist about the stone temples of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
 There arranges a massive statue of Nandi (lords Shiva’s Bull) facing the main shrine and a gigantic elephant engraved out of stone at the entrance of the temple. Its pillars are carved with several prototypes and the walls with the panels have fashioned figures and stuccos. The inscriptions of the pages are the charm of the ancient temple Somnath, accountable in making the visitors for a sure trip to Rajasthan. Somnath temple is a superb example of the complications and fragilities of stone carving. The panels of the temple walls have festooned with handprints of the women who immolated themselves as sati (derived from the Sanskrit word Satya or truth). Somnath Temple has carved out as a fort for itself, a distinct architectural aesthetics thus successful in grabbing tourist from every nook and corner of the state.
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