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Chidambaram<\/strong> is known all over India for its famous temple devoted to Siva<\/strong> (Shiva) represented in Na\u1e6dar\u0101ja<\/strong> form, Na\u1e6dar\u0101ja or the \u201ccosmic dancer\u201d,<\/strong> dances the creation (Ananda Tandava)<\/strong>. Dating back to the end of the Chola Empire<\/strong> during the XII^{th<\/sup> century AD, the temple built on grounds covering 22 hectares, holds four large gopurams directed towards the four cardinal points. Depictions of Hindu myths are finely sculpted within the gopurams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t}