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    Pancha Sabhai

    Pancha Sabhai Sthalangal refers to the temples of


    Lord Nataraja, a form of Lord Shiva[1] where he
    performed the Cosmic Dance.[2] Pancha indicates
    Five, Sabhai means hall and Stala means place. All
    these temples are located in Tamil Nadu, India.

    Contents
    Nataraja
    The Five Temples
    External Shiva-Nataraja in the Thousand-Pillar-Hall of the
    Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu,
    References
    India

    Nataraja
    The five places where Shiva performed cosmic dance are called Pancha sabhai Thalangal. There are five
    Sabhas within Chidambaram temple itself. Those are called Chirsabhai (the sanctum), Porsabhai (hall
    preceding the sanctum), Nirutha Sabhai (the chariot shaped hall), Deva Sabhai (the hall where all the festival
    deities are housed) and Rajasabhai (the thousand pillared hall).[3]

    As per Bharathamuni, Shiva was the originator of dance and he allowed Nandi to witness his performance.
    Thandava, the dance form, is derived from Thanda, the other name of Nandi. Shiva Thandava is classified
    into seven types, namely, Kali Thandava, Sandhya Thandava, Tripura Thandava, Anandha Thandava, Uma
    Thandava, Samhara Thandava and Urdhwa Thandava.[4]

    A few temples in Tamil Nadu are closely associated with Nataraja and have their own myths of dance along
    with the halls specific to their version of dance.[5] The seven dances of Lord Siva can be recognised as the
    varied facts of single theme viz. the Beauty and Bliss of the Absolute. Herein lies the aesthetic fact of the
    dance. The seven dances are:
    Thandavam(Dance) Hall Temple Location Photo
    Vada aaranyeswarar Thiruvalangadu,
    Kali Thandavam Rathinachabai
    Temple Chennai
    Ananda Thandavam Porchabai Natarajar Temple Chidambaram

    Meenakshi Amman
    Sandhya Thandavam Vellichabai Madurai
    Temple

    Muni Thandavam Thamirachabai Nellaiappar Temple Tirunelveli


    Kutralanathar
    Tirupura Thandavam Chithirachabai Courtallam
    Temple

    In the above classification of Siva's dance, as mentioned in puranic literature the temples are found within the
    geographical and cultural limit of Tamil Nadu. Of the seven dances, the seventh dance, Ananda Thandavam is
    representative and symbolic of the themes inherent in all other dances. The seventh is a composite ideal of the
    main tenets of Saiva Siddhanta Philosophy. The dance itself is a source of supreme aesthetic enjoyment of the
    beauty and bliss of god[6]

    The Five Temples


    Category Temple Location Element Image

    Thiruvalangadu,
    Rathinachabai Vada aaranyeswarar Temple Emerald
    Chennai

    Porchabai Natarajar Temple Chidambaram Gold

    Vellichabai Meenakshi Amman Temple Madurai Silver

    Thamirachabai Nellaiappar Temple Tirunelveli Copper

    Chithirachabai Kutralanathar Temple Courtallam Art

    External
    Pancha Sabhai Map (https://maps.google.com/maps?q=pancha+sabhai&hl=en&ll=10.97355,77.969971&spn=
    5.229098,9.832764&sll=10.271681,78.013916&sspn=5.241115,9.832764&z=7)

    References
    1. Historical dictionary of the Tamils.Vijaya 4. Neergundha, Nagaraj. Artha: A life Fostered
    Ramaswamy by Silence (https://books.google.com/book
    2. The Dance of Siva: Religion, Art and Poetry s?id=C4XSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT60&dq=tha
    in South IndiaDavid Smith ndava#q=thandava). Notion Press. pp. 60–
    3. Dr. R., Selvaganapathy, ed. (2013). Saiva 1. ISBN 9789352060962.
    Encyclopaedia volume 1 - Thirumurai 5. Rajarajan, R.K.K. (2014).
    Thalangal. Chennai, India: Saint Sekkizhaar "Pañcanṛtyasabhās: Dancing Halls Five" (ht
    Human Resource Development Charitable tps://www.academia.edu/9571297). Religion
    Trust. pp. 631–2. of South Asia, Equinox Publishing,
    Sheffield. 8 (2): 197–216.
    6. Encyclopaedia of the Śaivism . P 212 by
    Swami P. Anand, Swami
    Parmeshwaranand.
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