Chidambaram (TN)

Tam: சிதம்பரம் c(h)itamparam ‘Dwelling of Consciousness’  [Thillai]  Temple town, Tamil Nadu From Skt: c(h)it, ‘consciousness’, ‘soul’; and Skt: ambaram, ‘dwelling’, garment’, ‘atmosphere’. Chidambaram has at its centre the remarkable 9thC Sri Nataraj temple, mythical...