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Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
Legend and Deity: The Thillai Kali Amman Temple is a highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, a fierce form of Parvati. It is situated on the outskirts of Chidambaram town, a location mythologically dictated after her celestial dance contest (Urdhva Tandava) with Lord Shiva (Nataraja). After losing the contest due to modesty (as she could not replicate Shiva's high-legged posture), Parvati was filled with fury and assumed the ferocious form of Kali, settling outside the town's borders (Thillai). The temple was built by the Chola King Kopperunjingan between 1229 and 1278 CE.Unique Forms: The temple is unique as Goddess Kali is worshipped in two distinct forms here: the ferocious, east-facing Thillai Kali and the benign, west-facing Brahma Chamundeeswari (a four-faced form resembling Lord Brahma), whose anger was pacified by Brahma himself. This dual worship highlights the philosophical concept that both the fierce and benign aspects of the divine feminine are essential. It is a major center for Shaktism (worship of the Goddess) in the region.:

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