Bronze statue image of the dancing Shiva-'Nataraja'-from Chidambaram,south India.Lord Shiva in his ecstatic form,as the destroyer,crushing ignorance with his left foot.Nataraja is the Hindu God of transformation. The upper right hand holds the Drum from which the sacred Om is manifested. The upper left hand contains Agni or the fire, which signifies Destruction and Renewal. The second right hand shows Abhaya (fearlessness), bestowing protection.The second left points towards the raised left foot which signifies Upliftment.The dwarf on which Nataraja dances is a demon that symbolises ignorance in man, which is defeated by the dance of Śiva. The surrounding flames represent the manifest Universe. The snake swirling around His waist is kundalini, man's inherent power. Within Lord Śiva's dancing manifestation is represented not only all of time and space, but also the primal creative force that is beyond the circle of illusion that mortals live within, all movement and vibration of the universe, and the stillness beyond all existence. Shiva's foot crushes the demon-dwarf of ignorance. The other foot raised to represent supra-conscious state.- Solid bronze Shiva statue- height-28cm.[11"];width-23.5cm[9.25"];depth-7cms.[2.8"]; .statue weight-4kg.

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