Soma Teerth (Waterbodies of Chennai - 40)

Legend states that Lord Chandra took a dip in this pond and worshiped Lord Shiva in the adjoining temple to eliminate his sin. Hence, the pond, spread across an area of 0.5 acres, is named after him, Soma Teerth. The temple is very ancient and belongs to the Chola era. There are so many rare and extraordinary sculptures found in the temple. The pond, along with this historic temple, is picturesque.

Click here to know more about the adjoining Somanatheeswarar Temple.

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Note: As per a report, there were about 650+ waterbodies in the Chennai region till the 1980s. Today, only a fraction of them exist. And most of those surviving waterbodies hardly have water, and even some of them that have water have been poorly shrunk. In Chennai, there are tank roads without tanks nearby and lake-view roads without lakes. There is a high possibility that even the few waterbodies we have today might vanish soon. I decided to visit the currently surviving waterbodies of Chennai and its suburbs and write about them in my blog as a series.

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