The temple has legendary roots and a Shiva hallowed place existed at the site when the town was known as Thillai. Nataraja Temple, additionally alluded to as the Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple committed to Nataraja – Shiva as the master of move – in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chidambaram, the name of the city and the temple truly signifies "climate of knowledge" or "dressed in thought", the temple design symbolizes the association between human expressions and most profound sense of being, inventive action and the awesome. The temple divider carvings show all the 108 karanas from the Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni, and these stances frame an establishment of Bharatanatyam, a traditional Indian move.