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''' Thiruneedur Somanathaswami Temple''' (திருநீடூர் அருட்சோமநாதர் கோயில்) is a [[Hindu temple]] located at Needur in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The historical name of the place is Sapthapuri.<ref>[http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=216 Sri Somanathaswami temple]</ref> The presiding deity is [[Shiva]]. He is called as Somanathaswami. His consort is known as Veyurutholi Ammai.<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
It is one of the shrines of the 275 [[Paadal Petra Sthalams]] - [[Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu#Sthalams|Shiva Sthalams]] glorified in the early medieval ''[[Tevaram]]'' poems by Tamil Saivite [[Nayanars]] [[Tirunavukkarasar]] and [[Sundarar]].<br />
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== Literary mention ==<br />
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity of [[Sivalokanathar Temple, Tirupunkur|Tirupunkur]] and Thiruneedur as:<ref>Tiruanvukkarasar Tevaram, VI: 11: 9</ref> <br />
{{cquote|கையெலாம் நெய்பாயக் கழுத்தே கிட்டக் கால்நிமிர்த்து நின்றுண்ணுங் கையர் சொன்ன<br><br />
பொய்யெலாம் மெய்யென்று கருதிப் புக்குப் புள்ளுவரா லகப்படா துய்யப் போந்தேன்<br><br />
செய்யலலெஞ் செழுங்கமலப் பழன வேலித் திருப்புன்கூர் மேவிய சிவலோ கனை<br><br />
நெய்தல்வாய்ப் புனற்படப்பை நீடூ ரானை நீதனேன் என்னேநான் நினையாவாறே.}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title= Sri Somanathaswami temple<br />
|url= http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=216|publisher =[[Dinamalar]]}}<br />
* {{cite web|title= Arutsomanatheswarar Temple, Tiruneedur<br />
|url= http://www.shivatemples.com/nofc/nc21.php|publisher=Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu, Paadal Petra Sivasthalangal}}<br />
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[[Category:Shiva temples in Mayiladuthurai district]]<br />
[[Category:Padal Petra Stalam]]<br />
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