Brass SHIVA NATARAJA statue natraj nataraj BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Brass SHIVA NATARAJA statue natraj nataraj BEAUTIFUL! You are bidding on a BEAUTIFUL new statue of Shiva NATARAJSolid brass ~ very detailed! Brand New8.5'' inches tall King of the Yogis ~ Lord of the Dance ~ Destroyer of evilShiva as Nataraja - Dance and Destruction In Indian Art Shiva the Hindu god of destruction is also known as Nataraja, the Lord of Dancers (In Sanskrit Nata means dance and raja means Lord). The visual image of Nataraja achieved canonical form in the bronzes cast under the Chola dynasty in the tenth century AD, and then continued to be reproduced in metal, stone and other substances right up to the present times. The Chola Nataraja is often said to be the supreme statement of Hindu art. T is an interesting legend behind the conception of Shiva as Nataraja: In a dense forest in South India, t dwelt multitudes of tical sages. Thither proceeded Shiva to confute them, accompanied by Vishnu disguised as a beautiful woman. The sages were at first led to violent dispute amongst themselves, but their anger was soon directed against Shiva, and they endeavored to destroy him by means of incantations. A fierce tiger was created in sacrificial fires, and rushed upon him; but smiling gently, he seized it and, with the nail of his little finger, stripped off its skin, and wrapped it about himself like a silken cloth. Undiscouraged
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