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.[1] The presiding deity is Shiva. He is called as Somanathaswami. His consort is known as Veyurutholi Ammai.
The Sthala Puranam of this temple says that a demon Manmasudhan who was born as cancer(Nandu in Tamil) due to his sins, requested Sage Narada for advice to get relief. [2]
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.
Tirunavukkarasar describes the feature of the deity of Tirupunkur and Thiruneedur as:[3]