Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple
| Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Kanchipuram |
| Deity | Somanatheeswarar |
| Festivals | Maha Shivaratri |
| Location | |
| Location | Somangalam |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country |  India |
  | |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°56′42″N 80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E |
| 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
[edit]This temple is located with the coordinates of (12°56′42″N 80°02′17″E / 12.945135°N 80.038025°E) at Somangalam in Kanchipuram district.
Details
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Dhivya Dharsanam. "Somangalam Sri Somanaadheeswarar". Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ K. Narayanan (22 July 2012). "chandran sthalam". Temples of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple". Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Somanatheswarar Temple, Somangalam, Chennai suburb". greenmesg.org. Retrieved 21 September 2024.