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Krishna dancing over the subdued Kāliya and his wives Naginis asking Krishna for his mercy. From a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, c. 1640. From a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, c. 1640. Ganesha , the son of Shiva, is depicted as Ashtabhuja tandavsa nritya murtis (Eight armed form of Ganesha dancing the Tandava) in temple sculptures.
13th-century Ganesha bronze. Late Chola, Tamil Nadu. Vinayagar Agaval is a devotional poetic hymn to the Hindu deity Ganesha. It was written in the 10th century during the Chola dynasty by the Tamil poet Avvaiyar, shortly before her death. [1] It is considered to be her greatest poem. [2] The 72-line 'Agaval' is a form of blank verse, close to ...
Huge crowds of devotees gathered across India this month to celebrate the Hindu festival Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of the deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed, round-bellied god of ...
The Pancha Sabhai Sthalangal (Tamil: பஞ்ச சபை ஸ்தலங்கள், lit. 'Five hall places') refers to the temples of Nataraja, a form of the Hindu god Shiva [1] where he is regarded to have performed the cosmic dance called the Tandava. [2] All these temples are located in Tamil Nadu, India.
A dancing gana, Deogarh. The word gaṇa (Sanskrit: गण Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɡɐ.ɳɐ́]) in Sanskrit and Pali means "flock, troop, multitude, number, tribe, category, series, or class". It can also be used to refer to a "body of attendants" and can refer to "a company, any assemblage or association of men formed for the attainment of ...
The universe and the elements are said to be created by Ganesha. Ganesha is described as the remover of obstacles. He is worshipped by the sage Agastya and the God Vishnu. He resides in the Muladhara chakra and exists in four kinds of speech – Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari. The sacred Om is said to be his body. Ganesha's iconography ...
The most studied version of the Natya Shastra text consists of about 6000 verses structured into 36 chapters. [ 25 ] [ 28 ] The text, states Natalia Lidova, describes the theory of Tāṇḍava dance ( Shiva ), the theory of rasa , of bhāva , expression, gestures, acting techniques, basic steps, standing postures—all of which are part of ...
Pillaiyar Suḻi (Tamil: பிள்ளையார் சுழி), also rendered Ganesha's curl or Ganesha's circle, is a sacred textual symbol. It is dedicated to the Hindu deity Pillaiyar (Ganesha), who is ritually worshiped first with prayers for success and is used to symbolize an auspicious beginning.