Someswarar Temple

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Someswarar Temple
Kudanthai Karonam
Rajagopuram
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictThanjavur
DeitySomeswarar
(Shiva)
Location
LocationKumbakonam
StateTamil Nadu
CountryIndia
Someswarar Temple is located in Tamil Nadu
Someswarar Temple
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates10°59′0″N 79°23′0″E / 10.98333°N 79.38333°E / 10.98333; 79.38333
Architecture
TypeDravidian architecture

Someswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Someswarar and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Somasundari. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.[1]

The temple complex covers two acres and is located close to the

gopurams
. The tallest is the western tower, with five stories and a height of 72 feet (22 m). The temple has numerous shrines, with those of Someswarar, Somasundari and being the most prominent.

The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 6:00 a.m. to 9 p.m., and twelve yearly festivals on its calendar. The Masi Magam festival is celebrated during the day of the Magam (February - March) is the most prominent festival.

The present masonry structure was built during the

Nayak during the 16th century. In modern times, the temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu
.

Legend

Shrines within the temple

This place has been referred to in

Bilva leaves and decorated with mango leaves. During deluge, the water was diverted south while the pot floated. The place where it landed and broke, became the Someswaran temple. Since Chandra (Soma) worshipped Shiva here, it is called Someswaran temple. It is believed that the Lingam here is self formed or Swayambu Lingam.[3]

Architecture

Someswarar Temple is situated in the southern portion of Sri

River Kaveri.[5] The temple has a five tiered rajagopuram and the inner gopuram is three tiered. All the shrines of the temple are located inside the concentric walls of the temple. The sanctum is axial to the entrance tower facing east. The shrine of Mangalambigai is located in the hall leading to the sanctum and faces south. The shrine of Ambal faces the southern entrance of the temple located on the Thanjavur - Kumbakonam main road. The precinct around the sanctum has images of Vinayaka, Arumuga with Valli, Gajalakshmi and Nataraja. There was a contention between this temple and the Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam on which one is the temple mentioned as Kudanthai Karonam. Dharmapuram Adheenam, a Saiva monastic institution and some historians believed it to be the Kasi Viswanathar temple, while a convention in 1958 decided that it was Kudanthai Karonam. The songs mentioned in the Tevaram relevant to the temple were sculpted in the temple.[6]

Worship and religious practises

Image of festival deity of the temple

The temple priests perform the

pournami (full moon day) and sathurthi. Masi Maham during the Tamil month of Maasi (February - March), Shivaratri in February- March and Panguni Uthiram during Panguni are the major festivals celebrated in the temple.[3]

The temple is counted as one of the temples built on the banks of

River Kaveri.[5]

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.[7]

Specialty

12 Shiva temples are connected with Mahamaham festival which happens once in 12 years in Kumbakonam. They are :

This temple is one among them.[8]

Gallery

  • Kumbhabhishekham 2 November 2015
    Kumbhabhishekham 2 November 2015

References

  1. ^ Census of India, 1961, Volume 7. Director of Census publication. 1961.
  2. ^ "Campantar Tevaram -2" (PDF). projectmadurai.org. 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Sri Someswaran temple temple". Dinamalar. 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-93-83440-34-4
    .
  5. ^
    ISBN 9781684666041
    .
  6. ^ R., Dr. Vijayalakshmy (2001). An introduction to religion and Philosophy - Tévarám and Tivviyappirapantam (1st ed.). Chennai: International Institute of Tamil Studies. pp. 216–7.
  7. ^ "Consecration done in five temples". The Hindu. 3 November 2015.
  8. ^ Mahamaham Festival 2004 (in Tamil), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, 2004

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