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English: The plan of the Nataraja temple complex in Chidambaram (not to scale, many details not identified). 1: East gopura 2: South gopura 3: West gopura 4: North gopura 5: 1000 pillar hall (choultry) 6: Shivaganga pool 7: Devi temple 8: Shiva Sanctum + Chit Sabha + Kanaka Sabha 9: Vishnu shrine
The Nataraja temple in Chidambaram is located in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the Kollidam River (Kaveri), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west from the coast of Bay of Bengal, and 220 kilometres (140 mi) south of Chennai.
The Chidambaram temple complex, for example, has the earliest known Amman or Devi temple in South India, a pre-13th-century Surya shrine with chariot, shrines for Ganesha, Murugan and Vishnu, one of the earliest known Shiva Ganga sacred pool, large mandapas for the convenience of pilgrims (choultry, ambalam or sabha) and other monuments.
Temple Location Nataraja: Center of Chidambaram: Thiruvetkalam 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Chidambaram, on the Annamalai University campus Thirunelvayal(Sivapuri) 3 km southeast of Chidambaram, near the Thiruvetkalam temple Thirukkazhippalai 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Chidambaram
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 au Shiva Nataraja (Shiva dansant). Il est en plein coeur de la cité de Chidambaram.
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 au Shiva Nataraja (Shiva dansant). Les danses de Shiva sont au nombre de sept (avec 108 poses combinées).
English: The Raja Sabha or 1000 pillar madapam choultry in northeast corner of the third prakara, past the Shivaganga pool. The photo suggests that there were a row of figurative sculptures as kutis.
Golden tiled roof of Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. The roof of Cit Sabha was gilded by Chola Aditya I (871-907) and his son Parantaka I (907-955) during Chola Empire.. Items portrayed in this file