Chidambaram
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Chidambaram is a historic temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Nataraja Temple and its central importance in Shaivite worship and pilgrimage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chidambaram canonical | 9 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
temple town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| coastProximity | near the Bay of Bengal coast ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 215 km south of Chennai
ⓘ
approximately 60 km south of Pondicherry ⓘ |
| district |
Cuddalore
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuddalore district
|
| elevation | approximately 3 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipality ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Chidambara Rahasya ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
associated with the cosmic dance of Shiva
ⓘ
one of the most important Shaivite centres in South India ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Annamalai University ⓘ |
| hasFamousTemple |
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
|
| hasFestival |
Ani Thirumanjanam
ⓘ
Arudra Darshan ⓘ
surface form:
Arudra Darisanam
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ |
| hasLokSabhaConstituency | Cuddalore ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 608001 ⓘ |
| hasTempleTank | Sivaganga tank ⓘ |
| hasVidhanSabhaConstituency | Chidambaram self-link ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Chola period
|
| isPilgrimageCentreFor |
Hindus
ⓘ
Shaivites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nataraja Temple
ⓘ
Shaivite worship ⓘ ancient temples ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery Delta region
Chola Nadu ⓘ southeastern India ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiva as Nataraja
|
| nearestMajorCity |
Chennai
ⓘ
Cuddalore ⓘ Puducherry ⓘ
surface form:
Pondicherry
|
| railwayStation | Chidambaram railway station ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousType | Hindu sacred city ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timezone | IST ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
| wasPatronizedBy |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
Pandya dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.