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Somnath temple/mosque,1895.
The picture was taken in the year 1895, the dome shaped structure you see is a mosque built on top of the Somnath temple before it was reconstruction in 1951, under the guidance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and K. M. Munshi, after India gained independence. References: (Maasir-i-Alamgiri by Saqi Mustad Khan), (works of James Tod and Elliot & Dowson), (F. Nelson/British Library) Links: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1895_archive_photo_of_the_Somnath_temple_ruins,_Veraval_Gujarat,_Exterior_21.jpg2
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