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 According to the philosophy of Indian art, Shiva is the creator of dance and music. He is the originator of dance, Adiguru. In the Sahasranama, two names of Shiva, Nartaka and Nityanarta are found. Tandava and Lasya are associated with Shiva. The dance of destruction that Shiva did in Mahakala Vesh is the rampage. Associated with creation of lasya. Dance is Shiva's passion for Parvati.

Thillai Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu is the largest Nataraja temple in India. A number of medieval Hindu statues make special mention of the city and the temple

This temple was built during the Chola rule. The Chola kings were worshipers of Nataraja Shiva. The temple was rebuilt and renovated for the last time in the 10th century AD. The Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is one of the five lingammandirs or Shivaprakasaka temples of Shiva on pilgrimage among Lingayats of the Shaivdhara sect of Hinduism.

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is also called as 'Tillai Nataraja'. The old name of this town is Tillai or Tillai, originally from "Tillaibnam". The tillai tree is a type of salinary tree, once found in this region. In Bengal this tree is known as Gewa.

That is why this temple is Tillai Nataraja temple. There are 108 mudras of Natya Shastra narrated by Bharata Muni engraved on the temple. Shiva himself is present in Natesh Natarajbeshe Temple's Svarna Sabha or "Kanak Sabha" in form of Svarna Prakasha or "Pon Ambalam" Anandatandavam. This temple was very important to the Chola kings. Even today Shivanjali is performed every Shivratri to appease Nataraja Shiva with dance-songs.