Chidambaram Nataraja Temple

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Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Shaivite temple

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva as Nataraja, famed for its Dravidian architecture and central role in Shaivite worship and classical dance traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple canonical 4
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
Shaivite temple ⓘ
associatedTradition Shaivism ⓘ
associatedWith Ananda Tandava NERFINISHED ⓘ
Appar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cosmic dance of Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
Manikkavacakar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nayanmar saints ⓘ
Pancha Bhoota Sthalam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sambandar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sundarar NERFINISHED ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance center for Tamil Saiva culture ⓘ
center for classical dance festivals ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ
district Cuddalore district NERFINISHED ⓘ
famousFor Chidambara Rahasya concept ⓘ
Dravidian architecture ⓘ
Nataraja shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shaivite worship ⓘ
classical dance traditions ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
hasFeature golden roof over sanctum ⓘ
gopuram ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ
prakaram ⓘ
hasSanctum Chidambara Rahasya shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nataraja sanctum ⓘ
historicalEra early medieval period ⓘ
importantFor Bharatanatyam tradition ⓘ
Carnatic music tradition ⓘ
locatedIn Chidambaram NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cuddalore district NERFINISHED ⓘ
India ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
majorFestival Ani Thirumanjanam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Arudra Darisanam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Margazhi festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronizedBy Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vijayanagara rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance major Shaivite pilgrimage center ⓘ
primaryDeityForm Nataraja NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
representsElement Akasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshipPractices Shaiva Agama rituals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nataraja sculptures → associatedWithTemple → Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ
Nayanars → associatedWithTempleTradition → Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ
Sambandar → associatedWithTemple → Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ
Shaiva Siddhanta → ritualCenter → Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ
Chidambaram → hasFamousTemple → Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram