Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Lord Shiva as Nataraja
The Akasha (space) Lingam among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams. The Chit Sabha enshrines the cosmic dance of Nataraja, and the temple is…
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Uttarakhand
- Deity
- Lord Vishnu as Badrinarayan
- Era and history
- Revived by Adi Shankaracharya, 8th century
- Map
- View on OpenStreetMap
A Char Dham and Divya Desam on the Alaknanda river between the Nar and Narayan mountains. It is open only in the warmer months.
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