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Govindaraja Swami Temple, Chidambaram

கோவிந்தராஜ சுவாமி கோயில்

Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu

Pallava to Chola (8th-12th century CE)DravidaHindu (Vaishnava)state-protectedAI Compiled
Govindaraja Swami Temple, Chidambaram
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Within the same sacred town as the great Nataraja temple, the Govindaraja Swami Temple represents Vaishnavism at Chidambaram. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams, where Lord Vishnu is enshrined as Govindaraja reclining on the serpent Adi Sesha.

The theological coexistence of the great Shaiva Nataraja temple and this Vaishnava shrine side by side in Chidambaram makes this town a remarkable symbol of Hindu pluralism and doctrinal debate through the ages.