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#NatarajaTemple or #ThillaiNatarajaTemple, is dedicated to God Nataraja. It is located in in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. The temple architecture symbolizes the connection between the arts and spirituality, creative activity and the divine.
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The temple wall carvings display all the 108 karanas from Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni, and these postures form a foundation of Bharatanatyam. The temple is located at the Center point of world's Magnetic Equator.
📷Nataraja fresco on walls inside #ThillaiNatarajaTemple.
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📷Nataraja fresco on walls inside #ThillaiNatarajaTemple.
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📷1: Karana panels in the East gopuram of #ThiilaiNatarajaTemple in Chidambaram.
📷2: The main gopuram
The present temple was built in 10th century when Chidambaram was capital of Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India.
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📷2: The main gopuram
The present temple was built in 10th century when Chidambaram was capital of Chola dynasty, making it one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India.
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