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Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple

Coordinates: 12°56′42″N 80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E / 12.945135; 80.038025
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Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKanchipuram
DeitySomanatheeswarar
FestivalsMaha Shivaratri
Location
LocationSomangalam
StateTamil Nadu
Country India
Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
Somanatheeswarar Temple, Somangalam, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates12°56′42″N 80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E / 12.945135; 80.038025
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture
CreatorKulothunga Chollha
Completed 1073
Specifications
Temple(s)One
InscriptionsChollha, Pandiya, Vijayanagara inscriptions
Elevation35.87 m (118 ft)

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

Location

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This temple is located with the coordinates of (12°56′42″N 80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E / 12.945135; 80.038025) at Somangalam in Kanchipuram district.

Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple (Tamil Nadu)

Details

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.