Temple of Harmony - Sivakumar
In the nataraja temple at Chidambaram, 250 km from chennai, muslims are allowed to enter the sanctum sanctorium and pray just like the hindus. The fifth century temple has both the shrines of Lord Shiva in the form of Nataraja in the dance posture and Govindaraja Perumal as Lord Vishnu. At Chidambaram, Lord Shiva is in a continuous dancing mode, in a state of eternal bliss - "aananda thaandava" - with his consort called Sivagami.
In another temple town, at Thiruvidaimaruthur, 8 km from Kumbakonam in Tanjavur distruct, Hindus and Muslims reside on either side of the Mahalingaswamy temple. According to the local residents, the Muslims have to pass through the temple to get to the other side of the town and many of them drop coins in the temple hundi on the way.
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