Somnath or Prabhas Patan is one of the most sacred places for the worship of Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna and Shakti, the principal female deity. The seaside temple enshrines one of the most important of the 12 Jyotirlingas mentioned in the Shiva Purana. According to tradition, Lord Krishna is said to have been hit on the foot by the arrow of a hunter who mistook him for a deer at Bhalka Tirth and to have left his mortal body at the end of his Avatar at Triveni Sangam. Prabhas Patan is also considered one of the Shaktipiths – it is believed that this is where the stomach of Sati’s body fell following Lord Shiva’s Tandav. Somnath also has a historical Sun Temple and a cave dedicated to the Pandavas.