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Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu
Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar Temple Tamil Nadu - Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar is an eighth century Pallava temple that is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Contact us for all Tour Tourism / Travel Needs E-Mail : info@southindiatourtravel.com Located in Mylapore, Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar is of special significance as it finds mention in the ancient devotional hymns sung by the Hindu Nayanmars in around seventh century.
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Temples in South India - Mylapore, the place where Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar temple is located is a name derived from Mayur Puri. According to the popular legend, Goddess Parvati, disguised as a peacock, used to worship Lord Shiva at this place.
The outer courtyard of Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar temple is embellished with the bronze sculptures of sixty three Saivite saints or Nayanmars.Tour
To Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar Temple and the Nayanmars extolled Lord Shiva by chanting hymns. During the famous festival of Arubathimoovar the Nayanmars take part in a procession around the temple.
Tour To Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar Temple - The temple is a superb manifestation of the quintessential Dravidian architecture with its huge and elaborately carved gopuram soaring into the sky. This ancient Siva temple is a delightful introduction to Dravidian temple sculpture and architecture.Fragmentary inscriptions in the Chidambaram Kapaleeswarar temple can be traced back to 1250 AD. The structure as it stands today is a refurbished one which was reconstructed by the Vijayanagara kings in the sixteenth century.The stucco gods, goddesses and saints depict important Puranic legends. The temple courtyard has The Punnai tree which is one of oldest trees in entire Chennai. The Punnai tree shades a small shrine that depicts the popular legend of how Mylapore got its name.
Chidambaram is the seat of the cosmic dancer Nataraja (Ananda Tandava pose ; the Cosmic Dance of bliss). Chidambaram is one of the foremost Saivite shrines; the very name Kovil refers to Chidambaram, where Natarajar is enshrined in the Chit Sabha or the Hall of Consciousness, in the Ananda Tandavam (Dance of Bliss) pose.Chidambaram is one of the Panchabhoota Stalams signifying the 5 elements of wind water , fire , earth and space.The Moovar (Sambandar, Appar and Sundarar) as well as Manikkavacakar have sung praises of Chidambaram. Several literary works praise the glory of Chidambaram.
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