Sri Somesvara Temple

Sri Somesvara Temple is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. It is a Vedic Shiva temple at the center of Mount Soma, a community commonly referred to as “Mount Kailash of the West.” People travel great distances to experience Sri Somesvara’s powerful Linga, profound silence, and timeless vibrations. If you want to feel the presence of Lord Shiva, go to Mount Soma.

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Sri Somesvara is an authentic Vedic temple, 100% Vastu, and employs Vedic technology in all ceremonies.
 Shilpis hand-carved 46 tons of granite from India to create the deities, shrines, and entryway.
 Sri Somesvara is located at Mount Soma, a place of pilgrimage for those seeking spiritual knowledge.
 The purity of the deities and pandit is held to the highest standards.
 The focus is inward, assisting everyone to find God within.

Directions from Asheville

 From I-40 West
 Take exit 24, Highway 209
 Turn RIGHT/north toward Hot Springs onto NC-209. Go 2.3 miles and turn RIGHT onto Upper Crabtree Road
 Go 2.1 miles and turn LEFT onto Bald Creek Road
 Continue on Bald Creek Road for approximately 4.4 miles
 Follow signs to the gate at Mount Soma (Bald Creek Road becomes Mount Soma Blvd. at the gate)
 Sri Somesvara is 0.7 miles down on the right of the main road. You can’t miss it.

Directions from Waynesville
 From US-23/US-74 Great Smoky Mountain Expressway
 Take Exit 104 NC-209 Toward Lake Junaluska/Hot Springs
 Turn LEFT onto NC-209
 Continue to follow NC-209 for 6.1 miles
 Turn RIGHT onto Upper Crabtree Road
 Go 2.1 miles and turn LEFT onto Bald Creek Road
 Continue on Bald Creek Road for approximately 4.4 miles
 Follow signs to the Mount Soma Gate (Bald Creek Road becomes Mount Soma Blvd. at the gate)
 Sri Somesvara is 0.7 miles down on the right of the main road. You can’t miss it.

Directions from Tennessee
 From I-40 East
 Take exit 24, Highway 209
 Turn LEFT/north toward Hot Springs onto NC-209. Go 2.3 miles and turn RIGHT onto Upper Crabtree Road
 Go 2.1 miles and turn LEFT onto Bald Creek Road
 Continue on Bald Creek Road for approximately 4.4 miles
 Follow signs to the gate at Mount Soma (Bald Creek Road becomes Mount Soma Blvd. at the gate)
 Sri Somesvara is 0.7 miles down on the right of the main road. You can’t miss it.

Directions from Atlanta
 Take I-85 north towards Greenville 25.2 miles
 Take a slight left onto I-985 N/Lanier Pkwy (signs for Gainesville)
 Drive 23.7 miles and continue onto US-23 N
 Drive 72.4 miles then take a right to merge onto US-23 N/US-74 E towards Waynesville/Asheville
 Take Exit 104 NC-209 Toward Lake Junaluska/Hot Springs
 Turn LEFT onto NC-209
 Continue to follow NC-209 for 6.1 miles
 Turn RIGHT onto Upper Crabtree Road
 Go 2.1 miles and turn LEFT onto Bald Creek Road
 Continue on Bald Creek Road for approximately 4.4 miles
 Follow signs to the Mount Soma Gate (Bald Creek Road becomes Mount Soma Blvd. at the gate)
 Sri Somesvara is 0.7 miles down on the right of the main road. You can’t miss it.

Temple Hours
9:30 AM to 6:30 PM

Daily Puja Schedule
(Unless other ceremonies are scheduled.)
10:00 AM Archana for Ganesh, Karthikeya and
Uma Parvathi
11:00 AM Rudrabhishekam
6:00 PM Aarathi

Some of the major festivals celebrated annually include Ram Navmi, Janmashtami, Shivratri, Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali. Marking the Hindu New Year, Diwali is one of the grandest Hindu festivals, and attracts many visitors and devotees to the mandir.

The vision for Mount Soma is to help humanity evolve by integrating ancient spiritual wisdom with modern life. A magnificent 360-acre Vedic community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Mount Soma is founded on the universal principles of nature, the Veda.