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title: Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbera
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3997/dancer-east-gopura-chidambaram/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2015-07-10
---

# Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram

_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbera_

## Image File

[![Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3997.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3997.jpg)

## Image Caption

A dancer, one of hundreds, from the facade of the east gopura (gateway) of the Nataraja [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), [Chidambaram](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chidambaram/), Tamil Nadu, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). c.1200 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dalbera, J. (2015, July 10). Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3997/dancer-east-gopura-chidambaram/>
### Chicago
Dalbera, Jean-Pierre. "Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 10, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3997/dancer-east-gopura-chidambaram/>.
### MLA
Dalbera, Jean-Pierre. "Dancer, East Gopura, Chidambaram." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jul 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3997/dancer-east-gopura-chidambaram/>.

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