Tillai forest
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Tillai forest is the sacred woodland at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, India, traditionally revered as the divine stage where Lord Shiva performed his cosmic dance, the Tandava.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu sacred grove
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ sacred forest ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Chidambaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Ananda (bliss) of Shiva
ⓘ
cosmic dance of creation and destruction ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFormOfShiva | Nataraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Thillai Nataraja Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important center of Shaivism
ⓘ
one of the holiest Shaivite sites ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Thillai mangrove trees ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSacredFunction |
divine stage for Tandava
ⓘ
site of Shiva's cosmic dance ⓘ |
| linkedTradition |
Agamic temple tradition
ⓘ
Shaiva Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localBelief |
place where Shiva revealed his dance to sages
ⓘ
site of contest between Shiva and Vishnu in some traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chidambaram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Shaivite devotional literature
ⓘ
Tevaram hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
Shiva's Ananda Tandava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cosmic dance of Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cuddalore district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus |
kshetra of Shiva
ⓘ
pancha sabha site of Shiva's dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalName | Thillai vanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vegetationType | mangrove forest ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
pilgrimage to Chidambaram
ⓘ
rituals honoring Nataraja ⓘ |
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