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  2. Nataraja - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, a 2 meter statue of the dancing Shiva was unveiled at CERN, the European Center for Research in Particle Physics in Geneva. The statue, symbolizing Shiva's cosmic dance of creation and destruction, was given to CERN by the Indian government to celebrate the research center's long association with India. [61]

  3. Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol - Wikipedia

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    The Sripuranthan Natarajan Idol, is a 900-year-old statue of Natarajan — the dancing Shiva — that was stolen from the ancient Brihadeeswarar temple of Sripuranthan, smuggled to the United States, and then sold to the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra with a false provenance, for US$5.1 million. The statue was consequently returned by ...

  4. Natarajasana - Wikipedia

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    Nataraja, the "Dancing King", is in turn an aspect of the Hindu God Shiva, depicted in bronze statues from the Chola dynasty. The asana was most likely introduced into modern yoga by Krishnamacharya in the early 20th century, and taken up by his pupils, such as B. K. S. Iyengar , who made the pose his signature.

  5. CERN ritual hoax - Wikipedia

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    Frame from the video depicting people in cloaks gathered around the statue of Shiva. The CERN ritual hoax is a found footage video that depicts a faux occult ritual occurring in the grounds of CERN, the intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.

  6. List of tallest Hindu deity statues - Wikipedia

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    Ramdurg Shiva Statue Shiva Dodamangadi, Belagavi District, Karnataka India 23.77 metres (78.0 ft) [21] 2018 46 Shiva Statue Shiva Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh: India 23.17 metres (76.0 ft) The fifth tallest statue of Shiva in the world. The fourth tallest statue of Shiva in India [22] 2006 47 Kote Anjaneya Statue: Hanuman Tumkur, Karnataka India 23 ...

  7. Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Chola dynasty statue depicting Shiva dancing as Nataraja (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) The depiction of Shiva as Nataraja (Sanskrit नटराज; Naṭarāja) is a form (mūrti) of Shiva as "Lord of Dance". [278] [279] The names Nartaka ("dancer") and Nityanarta ("eternal dancer") appear in the Shiva Sahasranama. [280]

  8. File:1 dancing Hindu god Shiva Nataraja Tanjore, India.jpg

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    Description: Hinduism god of arts and yoga hiva Nataraja, sous sa forme du Roi de la danse (Adavallane) (Danse cosmique qui crée et détruit l'univers dans un rythme infini) Vedaranyam XIIè siècle Dynastie des Chôlâ Bronze n°41 Rodin a estimé que cette figure de Shiva dansant était "la plus parfaite représentation du mouvement rythmique" Musée de Tanjore Rajaraja Museum, Thanjavur ...

  9. Head of Shiva - Wikipedia

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    Head of Shiva is a statue of Shiva made of sandstone. This statue head was created during the 10th century AD in Vietnam. The statue measures 40 centimeters in height, 21.9 centimeters in width and 44.5 cm in length. Shiva is considered as one of the three major deities in Hinduism, others being Vishnu and Brahma.