Nataraja

Great Hindu epics and stories became analogies for the ruler and the image of the dance of Shiva, as seen on the sculpted cliff, symbolized the king. There is a theory that the image Nataraja is the king and even if it may not be true the close involvement of the ruler in the making of the sculpted cliff shows how South Asian art evolved to include the importance and the longevity of the ruler. The northern gateway contains images that…

He is Shambu, who spreads eternal happiness. He is Jatadhari, the one with matted hair. He is Gangadhara as he holds Ganga in his locks to demolish the effect of destruction when it descends from heaven to earth. Lord Shiva is Nataraja, the flames emerging from his dance form places him as the principle cause of whole creation. Moreover He is addressed as Dakshinamoorthy, the teacher of yoga and wisdom. In totality, Lord Shiva is confidant of…

Certainly, every age is unique in the character of its culture. In the same way, Indian art forms have continuously evolved over many years. Eventually, ancient India had various art forms like paintings, architecture, and sculpture that had been gradually developed. Thereafter, advanced town planning is seen in Harappa and Mohenjodaro, with their centrally planned cities indicating a highly developed architecture. Another remarkable example of sculpture from the Harappan civilization comes in…

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At some given point in history politics, religion and art inter-collide and create new vision for society to engage in. Artist Gianlorenzo Bernini created St. Teresa of Avila in Ecstasy during the Baroque ca. 1600-1700 CE. The sculpture, made with white marble, has gilded bronze rays with illuminating light that descends and brightens the figure from a hidden window above. It depicts a playful with smirky smile angel whom opens Teresa’s robe and aims with an arrow at her breast. It represents…

send a “dwarfism demon- Apasmara” so again Shiva breaks his meditation, throws the dwarf down and jumps on the dwarf with his right foot breaking the dwarf’s back and begins his cosmic dance. As he begins the dance, Shiva creates the cosmos (Shiva-Nataraja). When Shiva dances he embodies the power; evolution, maintenance and dissolution of the world. In his upper right hand he holds the hour glass drum, which as long as Shiva beats the drum, he will maintain the Cosmos, in his upper left hand he…