Chidambaram Nataraja

The temple of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer, in Chidambaram, where the Lord is also worshipped as formless space, the Akasha linga. Its golden-roofed sanctum and the mystery of the Chidambara Rahasya have drawn philosophers and devotees for centuries. The site is central to the Tamil Shaiva tradition and the iconography of the dancing Shiva.