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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 ...
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The word Nataraja is a Sanskrit term, from नट Nata meaning "act, drama, dance" and राज Raja meaning "king, lord"; it can be roughly translated as Lord of the dance or King of the dance. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] According to Ananda Coomaraswamy , the name is related to Shiva's fame as the "Lord of Dancers" or "King of Actors".
Whatever the origins of Shiva's dance, it became in time the clearest image of the activity of God which any art or religion can boast of." - Ananda Coomaraswamy [9] The 108 Karanas of Tandava depicted in Nataraja sculptures. The dance is described as a pictorial allegory of the five principle manifestations of eternal energy: [9]
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]
Image of structure of Lingam Decorated form of Shiva Lingam. The Lingam (also, Linga, Ling, Shiva linga, Shiv ling, Sanskrit लिङ्गं liṅgaṃ, meaning "mark" or "sign") is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in Hindu temple. [16] The lingam is the principal deity in most Shiva temples in South India.
Vishnu is believed to have witnessed the wedding between Shiva and Parvati at this place. There is an image of Vishnu with a metallic gindi, a vessel with a spout, in the temple depicting the legend. [17] Shiva is worshipped as Nellaiappar (also called Venuvananathar) represented by the lingam and his consort Parvati is depicted as Kanthimathi ...
Kalantaka (Sanskrit: कालान्तक, ender of time) is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the conqueror of time and death, itself personified by the god Yama. [1] He is depicted as defeating or killing Yama when the latter comes to take the life of Shiva's devotee Markandeya. Shiva is often depicted as dancing on death, personified ...