Nataraja dance

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu mythology
Iconography
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ananda_Tandava
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Chola_bronzes
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:Shiva
gptkbp:features Shiva dancing within a ring of flames
Shiva holding agni (fire)
Shiva holding damaru (drum)
Shiva standing on Apasmara (demon of ignorance)
abhaya mudra (gesture of fearlessness)
gajahasta (elephant trunk pose)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nataraja dance
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:Vaishnavism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:representedIn Nataraja sculpture
gptkbp:symbolizes balance of the universe
cosmic dance of creation and destruction
cycle of time
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Chidambaram_Temple
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thillai_Nataraja_Temple
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7