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| | Shiva
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| Shiva dances within a flame-tipped aureole, representing the cosmos. He holds sacred fire in one hand and in another a drum or 'damaru', as he beats the rhythm of the universe. A right hand gestures in protection while a left is held in a simple dance form. Shiva stands upon the dwarf-like figure of Mushalagan, representing darkness and ignorance.
This iconic Nataraja image of Shiva represents the continual destruction and creation of the universe.
" He dances, a whirl of motion, the great Lord bearing fire, crowned with the crescent and with Ganga, as his golden anklets chime and his serpents dance, too."
- Verse from Saint Sundarar song. | |
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| | | | Shiva and Parvati
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| Shiva as Rishavahana, is the Rider of the Bull, with his right arm resting on the absent Nandi - his sacred bull.
Parvati accompanies Shiva in this form. | |
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Parvati's name in Sanskrit means: ' She of the Mountains'. She is the daughter of the mortal Himavat, King of the Himalayas and Mena, a celestial dancing spirit of the clouds.
Parvati is the physical and spiritual Hindu feminine ideal. She is eternally the beautiful, self-sacrificing young woman, who through the force of will, brought Shiva out of his mystic world into the worldly human realm; but in true Hindu duality, she also the multi armed, black skinned slayer of demon kings. In this aspect she is known by names such as Durga and Kali.
Though immensely powerful in her own right, Parvati's central role is as the embodiment of Shiva's creative power or shakti. In this role she calms his destructive extremes thereby maintaining cosmic order or dharma in the universe.
In the Chola tradition, Parvati after marriage is known as Shivagami - wife of Shiva; as a mother - Boga Shakti.
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Hindus consider Krishna their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend, all rolled into one. Of all the Vishnu avatars he is the most popular, and perhaps of all Hindu gods the one closest to the heart of the people. Krishna has influenced the Indian thought, life and culture in myriad ways, influencing not only its religion and philosophy, but also into its mysticism, literature, painting, sculpture, dance and music. Scholars accept the period between 3200 and
3100 BC as the period in which Krishna lived on earth.
Krishna is the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu and the embodiment of love and divine joy. He is eternally a beautiful youth with an enchanting smile and glowing complexion of the colour of new clouds. Bewitching all who hear him, Krishna plays a flute, wears a peacock feather in his curly black hair and a flower garland around his neck. His beautiful garments are the color of lightning.
Ornaments caress Krishna's body, but his transcendental body is so beautiful that it beautifies the ornaments he wears. Therefore Krishna's body is said to be the ornament of ornaments. - Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya 21.105 | |
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| | | | Ganesha
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Pose - Lalitsana
While bathing Parvati set her son Ganesh, the task of guarding the entrance to her bath.
When Shiva, her husband returned from seven years of meditation, he was enraged to find a stranger denying him access and struck off the boy's head. Parvati broke down in grief and to soothe her Shiva sent his soldiers to fetch the head of any new born. The company found a new elephant calf and brought back its severed head, which Shiva attached to the boy's body.
Once he had restored his son's life, Shiva bestowed on Ganesha a boon that people would worship him and invoke his name before undertaking any venture. | |
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Born of a magical spark created by Shiva and nursed by six mothers of the constellation Pleiades, Kartikeya is the leader of Shiva's army. He is born to kill demons and is an intelligent and courageous leader.
In this figure he rides a peacock trampling a naga. | |
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Dancing girl
The beautiful dancing girls were carved on the temple brackets. These celestial dancers were graceful and charming. According to the sculptor’s imagination, their breasts were to resemble the moon, the waist to be like a swan and the hips like those of an elephant.
The postures of these Shilabalakis were sculpted to conform to the art of dancing mentioned in the ancient texts of Natya Shastras. | |
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