Someswarar Temple
| Someswaran Temple | |
|---|---|
Kudanthai Karonam | |
 Temple's Rajagopuram | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Tanjore |
| Deity | Someswaran (Shiva) |
| Location | |
| Location | Kumbakonam |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Country | India |
  Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Geographic coordinates | 10°59′0″N 79°23′0″E / 10.98333°N 79.38333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
Someswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]
The Stately Temple
Someswar Temple is situated in the southern portion of Sri Sarangapani temple. Legend is that the temple shared a larger space during initial construction, but later Sarangapani Temple adjacent to it occupied more space. The temple is one of the prominent Shiva temples in Kumbakonam.[2]
Specialty
12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are :
- Kasi Viswanathar Temple,
- Kumbeswarar Temple,
- Someswarar Temple,
- Nageswara Temple,
- Kalahasteeswarar Temple,
- Gowthameswarar Temple,
- Kottaiyur Kodeeswarar temple
- Amirthakalasanathar Temple,
- Banapuriswarar Temple,
- Abimukeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam,
- Kambatta Visvanathar Temple and
- Ekambareswarar Temple.
This temple is one among them.[3]
Transport
The nearest railway station is in Kumbakonam, about 2 kilometres from the town. The nearest airport is in Trichy.
Mahasamprokshanam
The Mahasamprokshanam also known as Kumbabishegam of the temple was held on 2 November 2015. A large number of devotees took part in the Mahasamprokshanam.[4]
Mahasamprokshanam 2 November 2015
References
- ^ Census of India, 1961, Volume 7; Volume 9
- ^ Diwakar, Macherla (2011). Temples of South India (1st ed.). Chennai: Techno Book House. p. 138. ISBN 978-93-83440-34-4.
- ^ Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004
- ^ Consecration done in five temples, The Hindu, 3 November 2015
