Thiruneedur Somanathaswami Temple

Thiruneedur Somanathaswami Temple is a Hindu temple located at Needur in Mayiladuthurai 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.

Sthala Puranam

The Sthala Puranam of this temple says that a demon Manmasudhan who was born as cancer due to his sins, requested Sage Narada for advice to get relief.

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: