Someswaran Temple

Someswaran Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.[1]

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
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture

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

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References

1. Census of India, 1961, Volume 7; Volume 9
2. Diwakar, Macherla (2011). Temples of South India (1st ed.). Chennai: Techno Book House. p. 138. ISBN 978-93-83440-34-4.
3. Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004
4. Consecration done in five temples, The Hindu, 3 November 2015