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Day 4 After the breakfast in the morning, drive to Chidambaram for 1 hour to visit the Chidambaram Nataraja
Temple.
It is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the five holiest Shiva temples, each representing one of the
five natural elements; Chidambaram represents akasha (aether). The temple complex spread over 50 acres in the
heart of the city. A unique feature of this temple is the bejewelled image of Nataraja. It depicts the Lord Shiva as
the Lord of the dance Bharatanatyam and is one of the few temples where Shiva is represented by an
anthropomorphic murthi rather than the classic, anionic Lingam. Later drive to Trichy for 3 hours.
It is the dusk when the Aarti is performed in the temple so be a witness of the Aarti, you can also wait there for the
Shayan Aarti, the last ritual of the day.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and one of the Panch Bhooth Sthala and represents water (Neer). So it is
also
known as Appu Sthalam and the Shivalinga (Swami) here is called as Appu Linga. Even, today you can see
water oozing out near the Shivalinga idol in the temple. The goddess of this temple is Akilandeswari (Amman).
Overnight stay.