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Historical PeriodEra
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3000 BCEVariesPresent
Sacred Facts · At a Glance
Mantra
Om Namo Narayanaya
- Sacred Colours
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ChidambaramTamil Nadu
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A Temple Record
Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram Govindaraja)
HinduVaishnavaDivya Desam
Enter the Record
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I.Overview
A Sacred Site
In Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, there stands Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram Govindaraja) — one of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Chola Nadu region.
मन्त्रOm Namo NarayanayaSacred Mantra
§Sacred Mantra
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Om Namo Narayanaya
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The Sacred SyllableRecite softly. Let the syllables settle. The mantra is the shortest path between the devotee and the divine.
II.Architecture
The Built Form
Dravidian (Pandya-Chola)
1
Gopurams
12m
Height
2
Hectares
Vimana / Gopuram
Dravidian vimana over the sanctum — single prakara with modest gopuram
Sanctum Sanctorum
Garbhagriha — Single prakara with modest gopuram
Construction Material
granite
One of 108 Divya Desams
§Plan View
An architectural reading of Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram Govindaraja) — a top-down plan derived from the temple's recorded data.
Legend
Gopurams (1)
Vimana & Sanctum
IV.Elements
Sacred Elements
The colours, creatures, and offerings that mark this site.
Sacred Colours
gold
saffron
X.Sacred Story
A Temple Record
An editorial reading of the site, woven from its architectural, historical, and scriptural data.
In Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram Govindaraja) — a varies site — one of 108 Divya Desams. Sri Vaishnava pilgrimage temple in the Chola Nadu region.
§Reading the Built Form
Built in the Built in the Dravidian (Pandya-Chola) tradition, the temple's 1 gopurams rise 12 metres into the sky the garbhagriha holds garbhagriha — single prakara with modest gopuram . One of 108 Divya Desams
Om Namo Narayanaya
§A Visitor's Approach
01Walk the pradakshina path. Let the silence settle.
02Look up. The vimana above the sanctum is the temple's vertical sermon — each tier a step toward the divine.
03Chant the mantra softly: Om Namo Narayanaya.
04The tradition here is hindu. Sit. Listen. The darshan is its own teaching.
§Practical Notes
When to Visit
Open year-round. Visit at dawn for the deepest quiet.
Tradition
Hindu · Vaishnava · Divya Desam · Sri Vaishnava
§Sacred Connections
Other sites derived from shared frontmatter data — tradition, era, region, or built form.
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