“That God - embodied in dance, His actions like no one else's - Whose foot is curved, I worship.”
Dancing Shiva Nataraja, the most popular visual representation of Hinduism, is a canonical form that achieved its perfection in Chola bronzes of the tenth century AD. The bronze sculptures are made using the lost wax process in Swamimalai, a village in South India.
The Chola Nataraja is often said to be the supreme statement of Hindu art. It depicts the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer, performing a dance that creates, sustains, veils, unveils, and destroys the universe. The sculpture is a masterpiece of dynamic movement and symbolism, and it continues to inspire and amaze people from all over the world.
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