Natyanjali Dance Festival is held every year during the months of February and March and is a five day festival. This dance festival is one of a kind as is a dedication to the universal dancer The Lord Shiva or the Lord Natraja. This festival is held in the city of Chidambram in Tamil Nadu. The festival starts on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri a day that is dedicated to the Lord Shiva and is held in the Prakara of the Chidambram temples.

Natyanjali Dance Festival is celebrated with a beautiful backdrop of a magnificent temple that was built thousands of years ago as a dedication to the Lord Shiva. The setting provided is truly divine with the gold roofed temple and pillars depicting lord Shiva in the 108 poses of Bharatnatyam-classical dance of Tamil Nadu.

Festival or Utsav is jointly organized by The Department of Tourism, Government of Tamil Nadu, The Ministry Of Tourism, Government of India and The Natyanjali Trust, Chidambaram. This festival provides unique opportunities for dancers from around India to come and perform their talent in front of an enormous crowd. As for artists to perform on such a big stage in front of such a huge audience and above all in such a close vicinity of the Lord Shiva 108 dance postures is truly a wonderful opportunity.