Sri Someswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu,

 10^th March, 2016.

Had the darshan of Sri Someswarar also during this MAHAMAHAM 2016. The compound wall separates Sri Sarangapani Temple and Sri Someswarar Temple.

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SRI SOMESWARAR TEMPLE

This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and was constructed adjacent to Sri Sarangapani Temple. This is the 28^th Thirugnanasambandar’s Devara Paadal Petra Shiva sthalam on the south side of river Kaveri.

Moolavar     : Sri Someswarar

Consort       : Sri Somasundari, Sri Thenmozhi

Some of the important features of this temple are...

The temple faces west with a kattai Rajagopuram at the entrance and a second-level small Rajagopuram. Dwajasthambam, balipeedam, and Rishabam are in between the Katti Gopuram and the Second level small Rajagopuram.  Moolavar is of swayambhu and is worshiped by the Soman- moon.

There is a small Siva sannidhi called Sri Mallikeswarar temple. It was believed that Vishnu worshiped lord Shiva of this temple. In koshtam Vinayagar, Dakshinamurthy, Lingothbavar, Brahma and Durgai.

POOJAS & CELEBRATIONS

This is one of the 12 Shiva Temples, that participates in Mahamaham Theerthavari festival, which occurs once in 12 Years. The list of 12 Shiva temples and 5 Vaishnava temples of Kumbakonam used to join and celebrate this Mahamaha festival is given below.

Shiva Temples are…

1.          Kasi Viswanathar Temple,

2.          Adi Kumbeswarar Temple,

3.          Someswarar Temple,

4.          Nageswaraswamy Temple,

5.          Kalahasteeswarar Temple,

6.          Gauthameswarar Temple,

7.          Kodeeswarar Temple,

8.          Amirthakadeswarar Temple,

9.          Banapuriswarar Temple,

10.      Abhi Mukheswarar Temple,

11.      Kambatta Viswanathar Temple and

12.      EkambareswararTemple.

The Maha Vishnu Temples are…

1.          Sarangapani Temple,

2.          Chakrapani Temple, 

3.          Ramaswamy Temple,

4.          Rajagopalaswamy Temple, and

5.          Varaha Perumal Temple.

TEMPLE TIMINGS :

The temple is kept open between 06.30 Hrs  to 12.30 Hrs and 16.00 hrs to 20.30 Hrs

CONTACT DETAILS :

The landline number 0435-2430349 may be contacted for further details.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE:    CLICK HERE

Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam, and Rishaba Mandapam 

2^nd level 3 tier Rajagopuram 

Sanctum vimanam 

The tallest Tower is the Rajagopuram of Sri Sarangapani Temple 

Ambal sannadhi 

..............To be continued.

---OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA---