| Somangalam Somanatheeswarar Temple | |
| Map Type: | Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 12.9451°N 80.038°W |
| Country: |  India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Kanchipuram |
| Location: | Somangalam |
| Elevation M: | 35.87 |
| Deity: | Somanatheeswarar |
| Festivals: | Maha Shivaratri |
| Architecture: | Dravidian architecture |
| Temple Quantity: | One |
| Inscriptions: | Chollha, Pandiya, Vijayanagara inscriptions |
| Year Completed: | 1073 |
| Creator: | Kulothunga Chollha |
Somanatheeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple at Somangalam in Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu state in India.
This temple is located with the coordinates of (12.9451°N 80.038°W) at Somangalam in Kanchipuram district.
The main deity in this temple is Somanatheeswarar and goddess is Meenakshi amman. This temple was built in the year about 1073 A.D. by Kulothunga Chollha.[1]
The sanctum sanctorum of this temple is in Gajaprishtam shape which means it appears as the back of an elephant in sleeping posture.[2]
Inscriptions of Rajadhiraja Chollha II in the year 1174 CE, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the year 1192 CE, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the years 1206 & 1207 CEs, inscriptions of Kulothunga Chollha III in the year 1209 CE, inscriptions of Rajaraja Chollha III in the year 1223 CE, inscriptions of Jatavarma Pandiya I in the years 1260, 1261, 1262 & 1263 CEs and inscriptions of Mallikarjuna (Vijayanagara king) in the 15th century CE are found in this temple.[3]
Vishnu, Brahma, Dakshinamurthy, Durga, Ganesha, Balavinayagar, Balamurugan, Balasubramanian, Subramaniar with Valli and Devasena, Nandeeswarar, Sun, Moon, Chandikeswarar and Navagraha are the sub deities in this temple.[4]