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| Chidambaram Natarajar Temple |
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| Chidambaram Temple |
Historical name : Thillai
Years :1000 – 2000 years old
temple
Chidambaram Temple is one of the most ancient and most
celebrated of shrines in India. It is of great religious as well as historic
and cultural significance. Chidambaram is associated with Nataraja, or Shiva in
his Ananda Tandava pose the Cosmic Dance of bliss in the cosmic golden hall and
the hall of consciousness Chit Sabha. Shiva is also worshipped in the
"formless form" of the Chidambara Rahasyam, while the temple is known
for its Akasa Lingam, an embodiment of Shiva as the formless Space. The word
"Kovil" or temple in the Tamil Saivite tradition refers to none other
than the Chidambaram Nataraja temple.
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