Historical, scientific and philosophical prominence of Chidambaram
Notable Points This temple is located at the Center Point of world ‘s Magnetic Equator . S pot of Nataraja in this temple may be considered the centre of cosmic consciousness Chidambaram derives from "Chit" i.e. Consiciuousness + Ambaram i.e. (Cosmos) Chidambaram used to capital city of chola dynasty The temple was constructed during the 10th Century The temple has five main Halls or Sabhas namely the Kanaka Sabha, the Cit Sabha, Nritta Sabha, Deva Sabha and Raja Sabha Among the “Pancha bootha” temples, Chidambaram denotes the Aakasa . Kalahasthi denotes Vaayu. Kanchi Ekambareswar denotes Bhoomi. All these 3 temples are located in a straight line at 79 degrees 41 minutes Longitude Chidambaram temple is based on the Human having 9 Entrances denoting 9 Entrances or Openings of the body, 21600 gold sheets on roof denotes 21600 breaths taken per day, 72000 gold nails denotes naadis Mandapam (Poonambalam) in the temple slightly titled towards left indicating heart, one has to c...