The Natyanjali festival will be held till March 12. The festival was first organized in 1981 at the Chidambaram Sri Nataraja Temple. On the first day, performances included Bharatanatyam by Ooty ...

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A dinner at Moorthy CafeAfter returning from Hyderabad on Wednesday, I did a quick 800 km weekend trip to ...

The walls of Nataraja temple in Chidambaram also have Sanskrit verses. Rukmini Devi’s guru, Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, was well-versed in Sanskrit and gave her the idea of teaching ‘Abhinaya ...

The 44th Natyanjali Festival organized by the Natyanjali Trust will take place from February 26 to March 2 at Chidambaram Nataraja Temple. The Natyanjali Festival, which started in 1981, was held ...

Since they are believed to be children, they are given a sumptuous feast.” Another distinct tradition associated with Maha Shivratri is at the Chidambaram Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu. It is believed ...

4. Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu The Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva in his cosmic dance form, hosts a spectacular Natyanjali Dance Festival. Classical dancers from across India ...

Lord Shiva is worshipped in his Ananda Tandava (cosmic dance) form in the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple in Tamil Nadu. Here, Maha Shivratri is a magnificent occasion. Classical dancers from all across ...

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