Planning your visit
Visiting Thillai Nataraja Temple
Tamil Nadu · Built up 10th-13th centuries, Chola dynasty with later additions · dedicated to Shiva (as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer)
Getting there
Airport
- Neyveli Airport, Neyveli — 29.9 km
- Chennai Airport, Tindivanam — 90.4 km
Railway station
- Chidambaram railway station, Chidambaram — 1.4 km
- Killai Railway Station, Chidambaram — 5.4 km
Bus stand
- Chidambaram bus stand, Chidambaram — 0.8 km
- Velakudi Bus Stop, Chidambaram — 4.6 km
Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.
When to go
Best months: Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb
Festivals: Natyanjali Dance Festival · Aani Thirumanjanam · Maha Shivaratri
Where to stay
- Kalyanam Boarding and Lodging — 0.0 km
- Arudhra Residency — 0.2 km
- Heavens Land Hotel — 0.2 km
- Sabanayagam Lodge — 0.2 km
- Alritz Hotel — 0.2 km
- Habi Lodge — 0.3 km
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On the day
- Opening times
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- Entry
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- Dress code
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- Photography
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- Accessibility
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