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 ...

The most famous Nataraja bronze statue is at the Chola capital, Chidambaram, in Tamil Nadu. The 108 poses carved on the walls of this temple form a foundation of the classical dance Bharatanatyam.

The officers of the special wing came across the auction notice issued by Christies.com, France, listing a bronze ‘Shiva Nataraja’ idol for auction on Friday at a bid price of €2,00,000 to ...