275 Thevara Shivasthalam !! Thiruneedoor Thiru Arul Somanathar Temple !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thiruneedoor is one of the 275 Thevara Shivasthalam of Lord Shiva located in Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshiped in the form of a self-manifested Linga.
 
Presiding deity – Thiru Arul Somanathar /Arul Somanatheshwarar with his consort Goddess Veyirutholi Ammai/Alalasundara Nayaki
 
Mangalasasanam – Thirunavukkarasar, Thiru Gnana Sambandhar
 
Theertham – Indra Theertham, Chandra Pushkarani     
 
Sthalavruksham – Makizham
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha ( Chinthamani Ganapathi, Selva Ganapathi, Sivananda Gapanathi), Lord Nandikeshwara, Lord Subramanya, Shivalokanathar, Kailasanathar, Lord Kasi Vishwanatha, Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi,  Lord Shaneeswara, Goshtamurtham – Lord Dakshinamurthi, Lord Brahma, Annamalaiyar, Chandikeshwara, Goddess Sri Durga,
 
Worshipped by – Lord Indra, Lord Surya, Lord Chandra,
Lord Indra was consecrated a Linga with the raw sand and worshipped Lord Shiva on this sacred land.  In the meantime, a demon Thamasura was born as crab due to his previous sinful deed also worshipped Lord to attain salvation.  Lord Shiva was pleased at the devotion of the crab and provided a space on the Linga sanctified by Lord Indra.
 
This is the birth place of Thiru Munaiaduvar Nayanar
Life of Thirumunaiaduvar Nayanar:
 
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Adi Pournami, Masi Makam, Thirukarthikai, Arudra Darisnam, Aippasi Annabhishekam, Panguni Uthiram,
 
This temple remains open from 6.30 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 8.00 PM in the evenings.
 
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
 
Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Hara Sankara !!

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