Thursday 10 March 2016

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

 10th March, 2016.
Had the darshan of Sri Someswarar also during this MAHAMAHAM 2016. The compound wall separates Sri Sarangapani Temple and Sri Someswarar temple.


SRI SOMESWARAR TEMPLE
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and constructed adjacent to Sri Sarangapani Temple. This is the 28th 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 is facing 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 second level small Rajagopuram.  Moolavar is swayambhu and worshiped by 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 are 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,

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 land line number 0435-2430349 may be contacted for further details.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE :CLICK HERE

Balipeedam, Dwajasthambam and Rishaba Mandapam 
2nd level 3 tier Rajagopuram 
Sanctum vimanam 
The tallest Tower is the Rajagopuram of Sri Sarangapani Temple 
Ambal sannadhi 

..............To be continued.
---OM SHIVAYA NAMAHA---

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