Chennai, Tamil Nadu: FOR FRIDAY REVIEW: Nithyashree performs Shiva’s Ananda Tandavam before a 10-ft Nandi statue at VR mall ...

Why was his statue placed on the stage? Why did Gauri offer flowers to him?” “Shiva is the Lord of Dance. In fact, the world began because of his dance,” replied Mama. “In the beginning ...

In these idols, Shiva is frozen mid-dance within the Prabhamandala (cosmic circle of fire), representing the never-ending cycle of creation and destruction of the universe, which moves in sync ...

I’m zeroing in on the Godhead in question, and I’m increasingly convinced that he’s a denizen of the South Asian subcontinent, and in particular the Lord Shiva. He’s famous for a dance of destruction, ...

Arudra Nakshatra (Thiruvathirai in Tamil) falls on Monday, January 13, marking the day when Lord Shiva first performed his cosmic dance. This makes the sighting of the star and the associated ...

“This is meant to suggest how Shiva’s dance is really happening out in the cosmos. It has implications of cosmic destruction and cosmic recreation.” “In the Indian and Hindu and Buddhist ...

Just about everybody wanted a hug from filmmaker Alexandra Shiva as they left the screening room Monday night after HBO’s premiere of the documentary “How to Dance in Ohio.” The story of a ...

The Tandava dance symbolizes the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction. When we resist change, we oppose the natural order of existence. True freedom comes from detachment. Shiva teaches that ...