Chidambaram Natarāja is one of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalas — five temples in South India where Shiva is worshipped as one of the five classical elements. Here he is akāśa (space). The Ākāśa element — formless space — is represented here NOT by a linga but by an empty space behind the curtain (Chidambara Rahasya). A garland of golden bilva leaves flutters to mark the invisible cosmic dance. The temple houses the golden Nataraja dancing in the gold-roofed Chit-Sabha. The Ākāśa-linga is the "
Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations
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