Dr Sappa Durga Prasad, a renowned dance teacher, researcher, and cultural historian, has dedicated his life to revitalizing ...

Traditional consecration ceremony at Perur Pateeswarar Temple in Coimbatore with new facilities and rituals performed with ...

The man Kanisetti is referring to is the Chola emperor, Parantaka, “the foe-destroyer”, a third-generation ruler who “killed ...

Nadaraja to ensure a streamlined emergency response system. The temple’s medical and emergency coordinator for Thaipusam 2025, Datuk Dr AT Kumararajah, said the initiative is aimed at ensuring ...

Date, significance, and celebrations in Pakistan, Nepal, and worldwide. Discover the spiritual importance, rituals, and ...

At every temple in South India ... The brilliant bronze emblem of Nataraja, admired across the world, was a gift from the Chola queen, Sembiyan Mahadevi and the imperial projection of Saivism ...

Thanks to her patronage, Sembiyan’s popularity soon reached superstar proportions: we know of cases where local notables often halted their own temple plans to incorporate Nataraja, bringing ...

After a full day of grabbing whatever Pondicherry had to offer, we checked out and headed to Chidambaram, where Thillai Natarajar Temple is located. Chidambaram is about 65 kms from Pondicherry.

In all of her temples, a stone Nataraja sculpture is positioned in a grand niche facing south—just as the deity at Chidambaram does. No previous Chola ruler, king or queen, had done this. The style ...

Shiva is also known as Nataraja and is known for his celestial dance called ... After a rejuvenating bath, the next thing that needs to be done is to visit a Shiva temple and to take part in puja.