In Hindu cosmology, Shiva is often revered as the destroyer, but that title barely scratches the surface of his complexity.

Lord Shiva's cosmic dance on canvas Kolkata: In a new series of paintings, veteran artist Uma Bardhan has captured the different motions of creation, destruction and salvation as reflected in the ...

Lord Shiva’s cosmic dance, performed in his resplendent form as Nataraja, took place in the golden court (Kanagasabai in Tamil) at the Chidambaram Temple in India. The dance, known as Ananda Tandavam ...

The cosmic dance of Shiva symbolises the interplay of dynamic and static divine energy flow, containing the five principles of eternal energy creation, preservation, destruction, illusion and ...

Wall art inspired by Shiva brings divine characteristics that create spiritual settings in homes. The symbolic artwork represents three key aspects of power, meditation and cosmic energy which all ...

The dance of Shiva is beautifully captured in what is the high watermark of Hindu art—the image of Nataraja, Lord of the Cosmic Dance. Here the creativity of Indian sculpture is at its zenith.

Lord Shiva's Damru is more than a drum; it's a symbol of cosmic balance, creation, and destruction. Its sound embodies 'Om,' the primordial sound of the universe, driving the cycle of existence.

Sharada Srinivasan, Shiva as 'Cosmic Dancer': On Pallava Origins for the Nataraja Bronze, World Archaeology, Vol. 36, No. 3, The Archaeology of Hinduism (Sep., 2004), pp. 432-450 Link account to ...

Then the dancer explores both Nriitta (pure dance) and Abhinaya (facial expressions) in the Varnam (the main piece) named Jadadhara Shankara, a celebration of the virtuosity in the dance of Lord Shiva ...