Nataraja Temple
- Title:
- Nataraja Temple
- Collection:
- Beyond the Taj: Architectural Traditions and Landscape Experience in South Asia
- Photographer:
- MacDougall, Robert D. (Robert Duncan), 1940-1987
- Date:
- ca. 1225-1275
- Location:
- Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu, India)
- Country:
- India
- ID Number:
- MCD_06685
- Call Number:
- B-Q5 Chid 3.4 Nat 5a-5
- File Name:
- MCD_06685.jpg
- Work Type:
- temple complex
- Subject:
- Shiva
Sala
Hinduism
colonnades
Chola
Wood (Plant Material)
Shivakama Sundari
Ratna Sabhapati
Svarna Bhairava
Kalyana Sundara - Image View Description:
- Aerial view from S
N Gopura, Subrahmanya Shr., Amman Shr., 100 Pillar mandapa, Tank, Raja, Sabha, 2nd Prakara Comp. with Nrtta Sabha, E & W Gateways, Govindaraja Shr., Cit Sabha, S Mulanathar Shr. - Description:
- Nrtta Sabha conceived as ratha with wheels and horses, dedicated to Urdhva Tandavamurti
third prakara named Rajakkal Tambiran Tirumaligai. Dates: mid 13th C., probably 1272. Built by Kulottunga I, Vikrama Cola, Kulottunga II, Kulottunga III, etc. - Notes:
- Image and original data maintained by the Cornell University Library. This digital collection is a result of a long-term collaboration between Professor Bonnie G. MacDougall, Department of Architecture and Margaret N. Webster, Director of the George W. & Adelaide Knight Visual Resources Facility in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.
- Source:
- MacDougall, R. D.
Balasubrahmanyam, S. R.
Later Chola Temples: Kulottunga I to Rajendra III
Madras: Mudgala Trust
1979
Kroch Library Asia
NA6007.S6 B17
Swamy, B. G. L.
Chidambaram and Nataraja: Problems and Rationalization
Mysore: Geetha Book House
1979
Kroch Library Asia
BL1227.C48 N378
Satyamurti, T.
The Nataraja Temple: History, Art, and Architecture
New Delhi: Classical Publications
1978
Annex
NA6008.N37 S27
Natarajan, B.
The City of Cosmic Dance: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Orient Longman Ltd.
1974
Kroch Library Asia
BL1227.C48 N375 - Cite As:
- Bonnie and Robert MacDougall papers, #15-2-4397. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This image is protected by copyright, and the copyright holder is Cornell University. It is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Images in the Beyond the Taj collection were created between roughly 1960-1987, and were digitized by Cornell University Library from a variety of negatives, positives, and slides retained by the Estate of Bonnie MacDougall. Permission is required for any use that extends beyond what is authorized by the license, fair use, and/or other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell welcomes additional information about the items in this collection, including any additional information regarding rights holders. Please contact rareref@cornell.edu with any such information or to request permission to use any images from this collection. For additional information about how you may use materials from Cornell University Library’s Digital Collections, review our Guidelines for Using Text, Images, Audio from Cornell University Library Collections (http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright).