Gardner Museum curator Christina Nielsen shares the story behind her bronze sculpture of Shiva Nataraja, a prized souvenir from Tamil Nadu, India.

The story behind this bronze statue says that everything Shiva’s attackers hurled at him, he co-opted for his ‘Dance of Bliss. ... Shiva Nataraja, Chola dynasty (c. 990).

Nataraja is Lord Shiva in his dynamic dance posture, which in a single pose captures Shiva’s roles as creator, preserver, and destroyer. A 27-ft-tall bronze statue of Nataraja, weighing 20 tonne ...

“The 27 feet of Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of dance, installed in front of Bharat Mandapam, at the time of the G20 Presidency, is the tallest bronze icon as of now.

The upcoming G20 Summit in New Delhi is set to witness the awe-inspiring presence of a colossal 28-foot tall ‘Nataraja’ statue, believed to be the tallest of its kind in the world. The ...

Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Prestigious Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam recently conducted an X-ray of its thousand-year-old monumental Shiva-Nataraja statue as a part of research and was surprised to know ...

The 75cm bronze Shiva Nataraja idol was returned to India on Wednesday after an AGSA curat­or identified it as stolen, and following­ a request for its repat­riation by the Indian high ...

CHENNAI: A 16th century Shiva Nataraja (Dancing Shiva) bronze idol arrived at Chennai Central railway station from New Delhi early Friday. The statue, which belongs to a temple in Kallidaikurichi ...

The 27 feet of Shiva Nataraja, the Lord of dance, installed in front of Bharat Mandapam, at the time of the G20 Presidency, is the tallest bronze icon as of now.