sree sOmanAtha eeshwarar temple, sOmangalam (Somangalam)

India / Tamil Nadu / Nandambakkam / Somangalam
 temple, hindu temple
TVT135 sOmEsam03 -sreesOmanAthEswarar temple, sOmangalam is 135(03)th th thEvAra vaippu temple. Temples which are not get separate thEvAra holy hymns, but mentioned in the thEvAra hymns are called as "TVT-thEvAra vaipputh thalangaL (temples)". There are about 301 thevara vaippu temples based on tamizh alphabetics sorted by shaivam.org. The numbers given here for thevara vaippu temples are based on that sequence.NvPT Chennai - This is navagraha parikAra temple for chandhira around chennai city, this is for the chandra(moon)
1500 YEARS OLD TEMPLE, LEGEND LORD SOMANATHAR,CHANDRAN WORSHIPED LORD HERE,THIS TEMPLE IS COMPARED WITH RISHIKESH.
Legend has it that the Nandhi was cursed to look the opposite side, as it got over-confident and thought that it was better than the Lord Himself on winning a war against the invaders. This temple also has BRAHMA SUBRAHMANIAR – Subramaniar who did the work of Brahma, while Brahma was put behind bars, by Subrahmania himself!!
For more details, visit the travelogue here:
shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/visit-to-somangala...
shaivam.org/temples-of-lord-shiva/moovar-thevara-vaippu...
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Coordinates:   12°56'43"N   80°2'16"E

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  • A legend says that the Nandi was cursed to look the opposite side, as it got over-confident and thought that it was better than the Lord Himself on winning a war against invaders!! This temple also ahs an unique statue of BRAHMA SUBRAHMANIAR – Subramania who did the work of Brahma, while Brahma was put behind bars, by Subrahmania himself!!
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