Shiva sits on a tiger skin, under open skies. Most gods are adorned in gold. Shiva wears ash from the cremation ground. In a ...

Imagine a dance so powerful that it holds the rhythm of creation, destruction, and everything in between. Not a metaphor, but ...

A favourite representation of mine is the Shiva Nataraja (Shiva as Lord of the Dance). Indeed, there are many sculptural representations of Lord Shiva doing the dance of destruction and creation.

Crushed beneath the feet of Nataraja, the figure is symbolic of how India still struggles to define mental health ...

The dance of Shiva is beautifully captured in what is the high watermark of Hindu art—the image of Nataraja, Lord of the Cosmic Dance. Here the creativity of Indian sculpture is at its zenith.

Guru speak The auspicious night of Shivaratri represents the enlivening of the Shiva tattva (principle) — the most beautiful aspect of Consciousness Lord Shiva is not a person or a figure.

Shiva, as Nataraja rules the flow of river-like movements with rhythmic expressions in the Natya Shastra. The Swirls of Tandava With Mythological And Universal Echoes.

Shiva is also known as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer. His dance, Tandava, represents creation, destruction, and renewal. It teaches kids that life is constantly changing, and we should embrace ...

Nowadays we look at Shiva as one of the trinity of Brahma Ji, Vishnu Ji and Shiva. This was not always the case. Having celebrated Shivaratri, let us understand what Shiva really is all about.

Shiva is the eternal tattva (principle) that is the essence of everything. ... Nataraja is a fascinating symbol of the interplay between the material and the spiritual realms of creation.