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India: Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

The Thillai Natarajah Temple (also Chidambaram Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It has been a major shrine of Lord Shiva worship since the classical period. There have been several renovations to the temple complex made variously by the Pallava, Chola, Pandya, Vijayanagara and Chera dynasties in the ancient and pre-medieval periods. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries, with later additions in similar style.
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India: Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
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The Thillai Natarajah Temple (also Chidambaram Temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It has been a major shrine of Lord Shiva worship since the classical period. There have been several renovations to the temple complex made variously by the Pallava, Chola, Pandya, Vijayanagara and Chera dynasties in the ancient and pre-medieval periods. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries, with later additions in similar style.
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