The Somesvaram Udaiyar temple at Somur is a temple from Parantaka I's time (907 - 954 CE) in the old Kongu country (western Tamil country). The temple is perhaps datable to the sixth year of Parantaka I and positively existed before his fortieth year that is 947 CE.
The inscriptions on this temple reflect the conquest of the Kongu country by Aditya I and Parantaka I. This temple does not have great architectural significance.
References: M.W. Meister and M.A. Dhaky 1963, p.173 and S.R. Balasubrahmanyam, 1971, pp. 44-45.
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