Thiruneedur Somanathaswami Temple is a Hindu temple located at Needur in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. The historical name of the place is Sapthapuri. The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Somanathaswami. His consort is known as Veyurutholi Ammai.
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Significance
It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams - Shiva Sthalams glorified in the early medieval Tevaram poems by Tamil Saivite Nayanars Tirunavukkarasar and Sundarar.
Literary Mention
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity of Tirupunkur and Thiruneedur as:
References
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