New Guru Gaurakshanath idol consecrated in temple on Girnar after vandalism incident October 07, 2025

Junagadh: The sanctity of the revered shrine of Guru Gaurakshanath atop Girnar Hill was restored on Monday morning after miscreants vandalized the temple, uprooted the idol of Gaurakshanath, and decapitated it, throwing it into the valley below on Sunday. Following the incident, Junagadh Collector Anil Ranavasiya, SP Subodh Odedra, and other officials, along with sadhus and saints, performed the pran pratishtha (ritual reinstallation) of the new idol.

Present for the pran pratishtha were Mahant Somnath Bapu of the Gaurakshanath Temple, priest Kailasbapu, Bhavesh Vakeriya from the Uttara Mandal, Dahabhai of the Annakshetra at Girnar Ambaji Temple, Rameshbhai Bavaliya, president of the Dol

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