Nataraja Temple
Where Shiva is worshipped as the dancer, and where one shrine deliberately holds nothing at all.
- Where
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.3990, 79.6930
Get the Nataraja Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nataraja Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nataraja Temple
Pichavaram Mangroves 11 km
One of the largest mangrove forests in the world, navigated by canoe through channels that close overhead.
Veeranam Lake 18 km
A long tank in Cuddalore district whose water has been carried all the way up to Chennai.
Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi 19 km
A Shiva temple at Sirkazhi sung in the Thevaram, and known by three names at once.
Vaitheeswaran Koil 23 km
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Poompuhar 33 km
The Chola port of Sangam poetry, most of it now under the sea, with finds still washing up on the beach.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram 34 km
Rajendra Chola's temple for a capital that no longer exists, built to mark an army that reached the Ganga.
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur 38 km
Shiva here is Kalantaka, the ender of time, with Abhirami beside him.
Fort St. David 39 km
The ruins of a British fort at Cuddalore, left standing by the sea without much care.
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Questions
Where is Nataraja Temple?
Nataraja Temple is in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pichavaram Mangroves (11 km), Veeranam Lake (18 km), Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi (19 km).
How do I get the Nataraja Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nataraja Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nataraja Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.