Witness the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva with our Nataraja sculpture, a divine creation through Madhuchista Vidhanam in Swamimalai's Panchaloha Bronze. This artistic marvel beautifully portrays Shiva in the ecstatic dance of Ananda Tandava. Beyond its artistic allure, the sculpture embodies the Hindu philosophical concept of 'Eternal Dance of Creation and Destruction,' symbolizing the rhythmic cycle of the cosmos. The lost-wax technique intricately captures the dynamic movement, inviting you to contemplate the cosmic dance and the eternal flow of life.
Nataraja is seen dancing over a dwarf Apasmara, who is said to represent the vice of ignorance; the dance is the act of conquering such a vice. Shiva’s front left hand points towards the place Shaivite devotees should rest and take refuge for the troubled soul – and to that end, his front right hand is raised in the ‘abhaya mudra’ gesture that dispels fear. Nataraja holds onto the eternal fire that cleanses our soul (also embodied in the large ring of fire under which Shiva dances), and the ‘damru,’ from which the devout listen to the sound of the universe in making. Nataraja’s hair, flowing as the are symbolise the fluidity of the divine Ganga River.
This bronze sculptural image, one of the most famous and recognisable forms of Shiva and Hinduism, truly symbolises the power of our faith and the victory of good over evil. The bacchic revelry that Shiva projects signifies that the virtuous shall always be rewarded.
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