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'''Chidambara Rahasiyam''' ({{translation|secret of [[Chidambaram]]}}) is a [[Hindu]] belief that there is a secret message conveyed through the embossed figure near the shrine of [[Shiva]] in the [[Chidambaram Temple]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Illustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway (Incorporated in England): Including the Tanjore District Board, Pondicherry, Peralam-Karaikkal, Travancore State, Cochin State, Coimbatore District Board, Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur, and the Nilgiri Railways|author=South Indian Railway Co., Ltd|date=1926|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120618893|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SzWvq8EYBwUC&pg=PA46|page=46|accessdate=2015-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2017-11-26|title=Divine Mysteries : The Ever Mysterious Chidambara Rahasyam|url=https://www.religionworld.in/divine-mysteries-ever-mysterious-chidambara-rahasyam/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223093721/https://www.religionworld.in/divine-mysteries-ever-mysterious-chidambara-rahasyam/ |archive-date=2018-12-23 |access-date=2020-08-30|website=Religion World|language=English}}</ref><ref name="anahada">{{cite web|url=http://www.anahada.com/shiva-sutra.html|title="Shiva Sūtrās: A Yogic Treatise" by Yogiraj Shri Shailendra Sharma|publisher=anahada.com|accessdate=2015-09-14}}</ref><br />
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Since ancient times, it is believed by some that this is the place where Shiva and his consort [[Parvati]] are present, but invisible to most people. In the temple, according to those who hold this belief, the Chidambara Rahasiyam is hidden behind a curtain (symbolic of [[Maya (illusion)|Maya]]). Worship, or [[Darśana|darshana]], is possible only when priests open the curtain for special [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]]s. Behind the curtain are golden leaves, as from the [[Aegle marmelos|Aegle Marmelos]] tree, signifying the presence of Shiva and Parvati. It is believed that [[Hindu saints|saints]] can see the gods in their physical form.<br />
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