Exotic India
13" Lord Shiva as Nataraja | Hindu god Shiva as the divine cosmic dancer | Brass Statue | Handmade | Made In India
In this epic brass Nataraja statue, Shiva can be seen engrossed enjoying Tandava, while the energy that is emitted through his dance is making his hair fly. At the foot of Natraja, there is a demon lying that represents the death of the inner demons: the sins of darkness and ego, that often act as obstacles to ones enlightenment. The round frame around Nataraja is Maya, i.e illusion, the delusion that humans experience in the form of a vicious cycle of birth and death. The Art and Symbolism of Nataraja: Unraveling the Mysteries of Lord Shiva's Cosmic Dance Lord Shiva appears in the form of Nataraja to perform his divine act of Cosmic dance (Tandava). The word Nataraja denotes 'The King of Dance'. Natya means dance and Raja means king. The Nataraja form symbolizes the destruction of the universe. The Lord performs Rudra Tandava to destroy the illusion, an evil residing within the hearts of the living beings. The destruction is the end of the cycle of birth and death, and the beginning o
