नटराज

Shiva as the cosmic dancer performing the Ananda Tandava, representing the cycle of creation, preservation and destruction. Chidambaram is the primary shrine.

1. PantheonŚaiva · Curated pantheon classificationscholarly interpretation
2. Name (kan/Knda)ನಟರಾಜtextual
3. Name (tel/Telu)నటరాజుtextual
4. Name (tam/Taml)நடராஜர்textual
5. Name (eng/Latn)Nataraja · also: Lord of Dance, Natarajahtextual
6. Name (hin/Deva)नटराजtextual
7. Name (mal/Mlym)നടരാജൻtextual
8. Enshrined at50 templescommunity attested

Verified family lineages that hold this deity as their kuladevataa (family patron deity). The kuladevataa registry (ADR-0044) grows as contributors share their family patron deity through lineage submissions.

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• Temple 01e839edprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 05900605primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 102b41faprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 1c8fbcceprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 2148fe76primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 22d54a0aprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 2576b014primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 2a29cb28primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 3281032aprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 34af39b9primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 34e76d72primary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 3505838aprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 37292a0dprimary · name-pattern derived
• Temple 3dd2e52cprimary · name-pattern derived
• And 36 further temples.

Families who consider Nataraja their kuladevataa have contributed lineage records to the Vamsha archive. The connection persists across generations as part of the hundred-year horizon set for this registry.