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Somanathaswami Temple is a Hindu temple in the village of Needur in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Shiva.
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Location
Needur is located at a distance of 5 kilometres from Mayiladuthurai.
Significance
The presiding deity is Somanathaswami. The consort is Veyurutholi Ammai. The temple has shrines to Sivalokanathar, Kailasanathar, Ananda Thandavamurthy, Ganesha, Murugan and the Seven Virgins.
According to Hindu mythology, on a visit to the earth, Indra, the king of the gods desired to do pooja for Shiva. However, he could not find a shivalinga for the purpose. He reached the banks of the Kaveri River where he collected wet mud to create a shivalinga for worship. The Somanathaswami Temple is believed to have been constructed at the spot where Indra made the shivalinga.