At Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, Shiva, as Nataraja, king of dancers, is portrayed doing the ecstasy-dance, the ananda tandavam. At Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, Shiva, as Nataraja, king of dancers, is ...

No Hindu image has probably meant more things to more people than bronze statues of the god Shiva as Nataraja, Lord of the Dance. Auguste Rodin waxed lyrical about “the materiality of the soul that ...

New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): The World’s largest Nataraja statue made from ‘Ashtadhatu’ (eight metals) has been installed in front of Bharat Mandapam which is the venue for the G20 summit in ...

Actress Dolphin Dubey celebrates Mahashivratri, drawing inspiration from Shiva Nataraja. She views Lord Shiva's symbolism as a means to overcome challenges and create spiritual connections. Dubey and ...

Perched atop a 490-metre cliff in the Dângrêk mountain range, the UNESCO World Heritage site has recently witnessed deadly ...

New Delhi, Dec. 29: The Centre has for the first time drafted an art acquisition policy to ensure stolen and fake items do not find a place in museums, three months after Australia's premier gallery ...

Unlike in most other religions, our gods are fond of music and love to dance. Krishna had his famous dances with the gopis whose mellow and romantic tunes were in keeping with the magical ambiance of ...

(Whose limbs are the universe, Whose word is the essence of all language, Whose ornaments are the moon and stars — To that Virtuous Shivam, we bow down!) Saivagama Tantras, the ritualistic sacred ...

The Idol Wing CID (IWCID) of the Tamil Nadu police on Thursday successfully stopped the scheduled auctioning of a bronze idol of Nataraja by Christies.com, France. The rare variety bronze idol was ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the return by Australia of two ancient Hindu art treasures that were allegedly stolen from temples in Tamil Nadu. During a meeting with Modi in New ...