Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple

Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Kanchipuram
Deity	Somanatheeswarar
Festivals	Maha Shivaratri
Location
Location	Somangalam
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Somanatheeswarar Temple, Somangalam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	12°56′42″N80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E / 12.945135; 80.038025
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Creator	Kulothunga Chollha
Completed	1073
Specifications
Temple(s)	One
Inscriptions	Chollha, Pandiya, Vijayanagara inscriptions
Elevation	35.87 m (118 ft)

Somanatheeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple at Somangalam in Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu state in India.

Location

This temple is located with the coordinates of ( 12°56′42″N80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E / 12.945135; 80.038025 ) at Somangalam in Kanchipuram district.

Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple

Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple (Tamil Nadu)

Details

The main deity in this temple is Somanatheeswarar and goddess is Meenakshi amman. This temple was built in the year about 1073 A.D. by Kulothunga Chollha. ^[1]

Sanctum sanctorum

The sanctum sanctorum of this temple is in Gajaprishtam shape which means it appears as the back of an elephant in sleeping posture. ^[2]

Inscriptions

Inscriptions of Rajadhiraja Chollha II in the year 1174 CE, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the year 1192 CE, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the years 1206 & 1207 CEs, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the year 1209 CE, inscriptions of Rajaraja Chollha III in the year 1223 CE, inscriptions of Jatavarma Pandiya I in the years 1260, 1261, 1262 & 1263 CEs and inscriptions of Mallikarjuna (Vijayanagara king) in the 15th century CE are found in this temple. ^[3]

Sub deities

Vishnu, Brahma, Dakshinamurthy, Durga, Ganesha, Balavinayagar, Balamurugan, Balasubramanian, Subramaniar with Valli and Devasena, Nandeeswarar, Sun, Moon, Chandikeswarar and Navagraha are the sub deities in this temple. ^[4]

References

1. Dhivya Dharsanam. "Somangalam Sri Somanaadheeswarar" . Retrieved 21 September 2024.
2. K. Narayanan (22 July 2012). "chandran sthalam". Temples of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
3. "Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple". Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
4. "Somanatheswarar Temple, Somangalam, Chennai suburb". greenmesg.org. Retrieved 21 September 2024.