Chit Sabha, Chidambaram — Attraction in Tamil Nadu

The Chit Sabha is the holiest structure within the Nataraja temple of Chidambaram. It is the sanctum where Lord Nataraja performs his Cosmic Dance. It is found within the Nataraja temple proper, at the centre of the inner courtyard.

To reach there we can enter the temple through any of the gateways. The temple has four gateways, on each of the cardinal directions. But the Nataraja temple itself has only two entrances, on the East and on the Western side. I will tell you more about it in another post.

As in so many other things it is very different from the sanctums of other temples. It is rectangular, on a raised granite base, but with wooden walls. And its most eye catching element, at least on the outside, is the Golden Roof.

The name Chit Sabha has a very deep meaning. And also reflects the very special teaching this temple offers humanity. The word sabha means hall, but also gathering, meeting, assembly, company. And chit means thought, mind, consciousness, but...

Temple looking neat and clean invokes holy peacefullness .all important places are renovated and new places are keeping calm and quiet...goshala near left side of entrance and elephant shala is also looking good,drinking water station is available outside...The darshan of Swami natrajar can be done peacefully and dikshitars are all polite and friendly...if possible participate during evening aarthi or during or after 7.30 to 8.00.pm spatika lingam abhishekam performed by dikshitars...each and every sanandhi or deity are considered holy as it has a very old literature composed by wise and very old sthala puranam namaskarams to all... Sri sivakami ambal sametha Sri natrajar Swami vazhga vazhga om namashivaya...Sri pundariga Valli sametha govindaraja perumalukku jai jai sree man narayana ram...

Beautiful, powerful and Very energetic place . Had the fortune and grace of Bhagwan Ananda Natraja to have his graceful darshan and do rudra homa and abhisheka on first day of 2023, arudra...