Somandargudi
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Somandargudi is a village in Viluppuram district
in state
of Tamil Nadu
, India
.
India census
, Somandargudi had a population of 2,742. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.
s in Somandargudi. These include:
The ancient and popular Somanatheswara
Temple .
In Hinduism, Chandra (சந்திரன்) is a lunar deity and a Graha.The Chandra is also identified as Soma (சோமன்).
The Chandra prayed the God Shiva
in this temple,to get rid of his curse.
So,the God in this temple got the name of Somanatheswara (Soma+Eswara).
Viluppuram District
Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...
in state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Demographics
This tiny and beautiful village(Somandargudi) is located 5 km away from Kallakurichi.India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Somandargudi had a population of 2,742. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.
Places of worship
There are many templeHindu temple
A Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism...
s in Somandargudi. These include:
The ancient and popular Somanatheswara
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Temple .
History of the temple
This temple was built by Parantaka Chola in the end of 10th century.In Hinduism, Chandra (சந்திரன்) is a lunar deity and a Graha.The Chandra is also identified as Soma (சோமன்).
The Chandra prayed the God Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
in this temple,to get rid of his curse.
So,the God in this temple got the name of Somanatheswara (Soma+Eswara).