One of the 108 Images of dance postures from the Natya Shastra on East Gopura and inside wall. Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram,Tamil Nadu
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2546 x 3844 px | 21.6 x 32.5 cm | 8.5 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 January 2018Photographer:
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Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram is reportedly 3500 years old built over a 35-acre land in the heart of the city. The temple as it stands now is mainly of the 12th and 13th centuries. Since this temple is all about forms and human, there are nine gateways in the temple, just like the Nava Dwaras in the human body. There are 4 main gopurams (4 entrances) facing the cardinal axes.Each is a gigantic masterpiece in itself - about an averageheight of 250 feet in height, with seven tiers