Upraised lower right palm: A-Bhaya Mudra (posture).Damaru or Rattle-Drum in the upper right arm.The Bronze Sculpture of the Lord of Dance shows the following things, Nataraja: Lord of Dance Significance of Nataraja The posture of Nataraja Shiva denotes the Ananda-Tandava ie the dance of bliss. The pose of Nataraja contained the wisdom of Vedas. His each and every posture denotes something about the worldly life and path for Salvation. Lord Shiva doing dance assumed as communicating God. ![]() The one is Lasya or Lavanya and another one is Tandava. From Shiva, both forms of Classical Dance evolved. Shiva as Nataraja is Lord of Dance and Bharat Muni, who compiled the Natya Shastra describes Shiva as the Lord of Dance. According to Hindu mythology Shiva is destroyer!…ĭestroyer of Desire (Kamantaka), Destroyer of Death (Yamantaka), and Tripurantaka meaning Destroyer of Three Worlds. One is ‘Nata’ which means dance and ‘Raja’ which means King or Lord. ![]() Nataraja, the meaning of this word can be understood by dividing the word into two words. ![]() ![]() Here we will discuss the significance of the Nataraja, Lord of Dance. The most significant and extraordinary bronze sculpture of this time is Shiva as Natajara. It was the age of magnificent temples and extravagant sculptures. We have read about the Chola Empire of 9th to 12th Century CE.
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