Pancha Sabhai

'Five hall places') refers to the temples of Nataraja, a form of the Hindu god Shiva[1] where he is regarded to have performed the cosmic dance called the Tandava.

[3] As per the sage Bharata, Shiva is the originator of dance, and he allowed Nandi to witness his performance.

[5] In the above classification of Shiva's dance, as mentioned in puranic literature the temples are found within the geographical and cultural limit of Tamil Nadu.

The seventh is a composite ideal of the main tenets of Shaiva Siddhanta Philosophy.

According to Anand and Parmeshwaranand, the dance itself is a source of supreme aesthetic enjoyment of the beauty and bliss of god.