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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". [24]
Thillai Nataraja Temple, also referred as the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja, the form of Shiva as the lord of dance (cosmic dancer). This temple is located in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. This temple has ancient roots and a Shiva shrine existed at the site when the town was known as Thillai.
Architecturally the Chitrasabha resembles that of the other Nataraja Sabhas elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, and its interior is decked with hundreds of murals, depicting images from the Indian epics. Nataraja is brought here during festivals from the Kurumpalaveesar temple. The temple tree is called the Kurum Pala and the temple tank is called ...
In Shaiva Siddhanta tradition, Shiva as Nataraja (lit. "King of dance" [8]) is considered to be supreme lord of dance. [9] Tandava takes its name from Tandu (taṇḍu), the attendant of Shiva, who instructed Bharata (author of the Natya Shastra) in the use of Angaharas and Karanas [4] modes of the Tandava at Shiva's order.
Nataraja (Tamil: "நடராசர்" or Kooththan "கூத்தன்; The Lord (or King) of Dance) is a depiction of the Hindu God Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god Brahma to start the process of creation.
Apasmara, clutching a cobra and trampled beneath the foot of Nataraja (Shiva as lord of dance). Apasmara (Sanskrit: अपस्मार, IAST: Apasmāra) is a diminutive man who represents spiritual ignorance and ahamkara in Hindu mythology. [1] [2] He is also known as Muyalaka or Muyalakan.
Lord Ivar Mountbatten is gaining attention as a contestant on The Traitors — but what is his connection to the royal family?. Alan Cumming announced on the Today Show in June 2024 that ...
Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. Nataraja or Kuththan (Tamil: கூத்தன்) is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for god Brahma to start the process of creation. A Tamil concept, Shiva was first depicted as Nataraja in the famous ...