Overview

The town of Chidambaram is situated in the east-central part of Tamil Nadu state of southeastern India extending 11.24°N and 79.44°E. Chidambaram is in the Coleroon River Valley on the Madras-Thanjavur road and rail system.

Chidambaram greets us with a beautiful temple, dedicated to Lord Nataraja- God Siva in the form of a Cosmic Dancer. This is one of the few temples where Siva and Vishnu are enshrined under one roof. The Tamil Nadu between Vada Venkatam (North Thirupati) and Ten-Kumari is the holiest spot on earth - A Paradise on Earth and to merit this eulogy a divine fragrance permeates the Tamil land. Tamil itself is Sivam and it will be quite in order, to say that the Tamil land is a huge Siva shrine.

Chidambaram is an ancient and renowned shrine in India. It is spiritual as well as historic. It noted for cultural significance. Chidambaram is associated with Nataraja or Lord Shiva in his Ananda Tandava fake (the Cosmic Dance of bliss) in the cosmic golden hall. Devotees of both, saivites as well vaishnavites visit Chidambaram as a pilgrimage spot.

Devotees symbolize Lord Shiva's Ananda Tandava as the five divine acts of creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment, and gift of grace. Beyond all this vaitheeswaran temple near to Chidambaram. It is also a popular shiva temple dedicated to Vaidyanatheeswarar. Disciples believes that a bathe in the holy water of the siddhamirtham tank in the temple have a immense power to heal the diseases.