Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram – Halls (Sabhas)

Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram – Halls (Sabhas)

The temple has many halls called Sabhas (lit. "community gathering", also called Ambalams or Sabhais) inside the complex. Two of these are the Chit Sabha and the Kanaka Sabha inside the sanctum area of the Nataraja shrine. The other halls are outside the sanctum area. 

The Chidambaram temple is unique as it houses all the Pancha Sabhas of Lord Shiva. They are;

·        Chit Sabha

·        Kanaga Sabha

·        Nritta Sabha

·        Deva Sabha

·        Raja Sabha

Chit Sabha:

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/10/nataraja-temple-chidambaram-chit-sabha.html

Kanaga Sabha:

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/10/nataraja-temple-chidambaram-kanaka-sabha.html

Nritta Sabha:

For brief details, please refer below link;
https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/10/nataraja-temple-chidambaram-nritta-sabha.html

Deva Sabha:

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/10/nataraja-temple-chidambaram-deva-sabha.html

Raja Sabha:

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.com/2018/10/nataraja-temple-chidambaram-raja-sabha.html

Shatasila Sabha:

Shatasila Sabha is a 100-pillared hall situated to the northwest of the sanctum and south of the Devi shrine. It is badly damaged and closed to public.