Can someone elaborate on 'CHIDAMBARA RAHASYAM..?'?

Question

CHIDAMBARA RAHASYAM....is mystic drawing/sketch found in famed Lord Shiva's temple in Chidambaram, Chennai. It is believed that till now none could deciphere these sketches. Has any attempt made by any int'l body/ organstn. to do so.....?

Answer 1

CHIDAMBARA RAHASYAM means the ‘formless’ – as the Space in Chidambara Rahasyam– an empty space within the sanctum sanctorum , the Nishkala (நிஷ்களம்) thirumeni. Here in Chidambaram to the right of Shiva, is the revered Chidambara rahasyam - garlanded with golden vilva leaves. The curtain in front of the Chidambara Rahasyam, represents Shiva (and Parvati) in the formless form (Aroopam) is lifted ceremoniously during worship services, and offered lamps. During every Aarti the curtain is raised three times by the priest and a dazzling brilliance, call it streak of lightening a cluster of stars; still it will be short of the truth. Is not the Supreme Truth inconceivable? That is what is conveyed by brilliance. This is the Chidambara Rahasyam Supreme Secret.-

Chidambaram, thus forms the one of the panchabootha sthalas (‘pancha’ – meaning 5, ‘bootha’ – meaning elements (earth, water, fire, wind and space) and ‘sthala’ meaning location).

The others are the Ekambareswarar temple at Kanchipuram, where the Lord is worshipped in his manifestation as Earth, the Jumbukeswarar temple at Thiruvanaikaval, near Tiruchirapalli, where the Lord is worshipped in his manifestation as water, the Annamalaiyar Temple at Tiruvannamalai, where the Lord is worshipped in his manifestation as Fire and the Kalahasti temple at Srikalahasthi, where the Lord is worshipped in his manifestation as air/wind.-

Answer 2

Chidambara rahasyam(secret).The secret is nothing but the sky or space,one of the pancha bootham(air, water,earth,fire and space)
As the above answerer(copy & paste) has described the temple is in Chidambaran,Tamilnadu where the God is seen in the form of Space.
The other temples are:
Air -- Kalahasti(near Tirupathi)
Water - Tiruvanaikoil(Tiruchirapalli)
Earth - Kanchipuram
Fire - Tiruvannamalai.

Answer 3

There r three kinnds of (akasa) Skies. Bhootakash, Chittakash and chidakash.

Bhootakash is the sky we see. Chitakash is the sky of Mind. Chidakash is the Sky of conciousness.. Chidambara is (chid+ ambara) the sky of conciousness.

Secret (rahasya) of Chidambara cannot be explained in words, Its the level of conciousness in which saints get direct experiences of divinity.

Answer 4

can't say that I can even pronounce it !