Somnath
The Prabhas Patan Museum near Somnath houses over 3,000 artefacts from excavations of the ancient Prabhas city — temple sculptures, inscriptions, pottery, and bronze objects that document 2,000 years of continuous history at this sacred site. The collection gives crucial historical depth to the mythology of both Somnath and the Yadava kingdom of Krishna, and is essential for anyone wanting to understand Somnath beyond its spiritual significance alone.
Some of the temple sculpture from the pre-Ghazni period preserved here — fragments that survived because they were buried — are among the finest examples of medieval Gujarat art in existence.