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The gopura is the gateway to the temple compound. Going through it brings you to a large outer courtyard. Gopuras can be small and simple or 9 stories high and elaborately carved, plastered and painted.

This is one of four gopuras marking the cardinal entry points to the Sabhanayaka Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram. Click below to see more gopuras.

GOPURAS

Gopura