# Chidambaram — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chidambaram-whe-definition-discussion/1100>\
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**Created:** [August 21, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chidambaram-whe-definition-discussion/1100 "2015-08-21T07:59:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 21, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chidambaram-whe-definition-discussion/1100/1 "2015-08-21T07:59:12Z")

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Chidambaram (Cidambaram) is an important Chola temple site in Tamil Nadu, southern India. Most of the temples at Chidambaram were built in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The site is dominated by the huge gateway tower of the Nataraja temple but Chidambaram also boasts the first Devi or Amman shrine, the first Surya shrine with the distinctive stone chariot wheels which would adorn many subsequent temples, and the first large Siva Ganga tank. In this respect Chidambaram is something of a transitional site, linking elements of the old and new styles of Indian temple architecture.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Chidambaram/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chidambaram/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/chidambaram-whe-definition-discussion/1100/2 "2026-07-28T18:28:40Z")

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