Nataraja Temple

Chidambaram, India

Also known as: चिदंबरम मंदिरচিদম্বরম নটরাজ মন্দিরਨਟਰਾਜ ਮੰਦਰ, ਚਿਦੰਬਰਮசிதம்பரம் நடராசர் கோயில்చిదంబరం ఆలయంಚಿದಂಬರಂ ದೇವಾಲಯചിദംബരം ക്ഷേത്രം

Le Shivaganga : bassin sacré entouré d'une colonnade ; au fond, le gopuram nord (Shivaganga Tank) Le temple de Shiva Nataraja dans sa forme actuelle date principalement des 12e et 13e siècles, avec des ajouts ultérieurs dans le style dravidien. C'est l'un des lieux saints du Shivaïsme. Il est dédié — Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Thillai Nataraja Temple, also referred as the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja, the form of Shiva as the lord of dance. This temple is located in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. This temple has ancient roots and a Shiva shrine existed at the site when the town was known as Thillai. Chidambaram, the name of the city literally means "stage of consciousness". The temple is commonly called "Kovil" in Tamil Shaivism Tradition. The architecture symbolizes the connection between the arts and spirituality, creative activity and the divine.[1]

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Key facts

Location	Chidambaram, India
Status	Active

Sources

Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
Wikidata Q1966341 — Wikidata