Nataraja, Chidambaram (Sky)
📍 Chidambaram, Chola Nadu, Tamil NaduVerified
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31°C ⛅
3% rain
Today at this temple
Thursday, April 23, 2026Sunrise 05:55 · Sunset 18:23
Tithi
saptami
shukla
Nakshatra
Punarvasu
Yoga
Dhriti
Abhijit muhurta
11:45–12:33
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🔥 Rahu kaal 13:42 – 15:16
Quick facts
- Primary deity
- Shiva
- Tradition
- shaiva
- Year founded
- 10th century
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- Non-Hindu policy
- all_welcome
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Sthala Purana — the story
Rishis Patanjali and Vyaghrapada beheld Shiva's Ananda Tandava dance in the Thillai forest. Chidambaram (chit-ambaram, consciousness-sky) is where that dance continues eternally.
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Deity & iconography
Architecture & art
Nine gates symbolising the nine orifices of the body; gold-plated roof over the Chit Sabha hall where the bronze Nataraja dances.
Special phenomena
The Chidambara Rahasyam: behind a curtain in the sanctum, the akasha lingam — formless space — is revealed only during specific poojas.
Poojas & sevas offered here
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Festivals & signature events
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