Nataraja is arguably among the most celebrated iconographies of deities around the world, the reason behind cannot be oversimplified to just dance, which indeed being very central to him - should be understood with the meaning behind the ‘act of dance’. Shiva’s Tandava represents five activities - Panchakritya, Srishti, Tirobhava, Anugraha, and Samhara, which taken separately are carried out by Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara, Sadashiva, and Rudra. Centered in this stunning Prabhavali frame, Shiva who is Chandrashekhara represents the completion of enlightenment.
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