Sri Nataraj Swamy Mandir – Satara

 

Sri Nataraj Swamy Mandir, also known as Uttara Chidambaram Temple is located in Satara of Maharastra State.

This temple is under the management of Kanchi Shankar Mutt.

The Nataraj Mandir is dedicated to Lord Natraj, a manifestation of Lord Shiva performing the Tandava dance. The foundation for the temple was laid in 1981.

The funding was given by the state governments of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu while the timber needed for the entire construction of the temple was given by the government of Kerala.

It is a replica of the Sri Nataraj Temple at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, in a much smaller size, and is a desire of Sri Chandra Shekharendra Swami.

In addition to the main temple of Lord Nataraj, other shrines located in the temple complex are Ganapathi Mandir, Hanuman Mandir, Radha-Krishna Mandir, Shivlinga Mandir, Navgraha Mandir, Adi Shankaracharya Mandir, and Ayyappa Swami Mandir.

 

It attracts lakhs of devotees and pilgrims to pay worship to Lord Sri Nataraj.

Timings

7.00 am to 12.00 noon

3.00 pm to 8.30 pm

How to reach the Temple

3 km from Satara Bus Station

128 km from Kolhapur

110 km from Pune

260 km from Mumbai.