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Nataraja or Nataraj, The Lord (or King) of Dance is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for god Brahma to start the process of creation.
Nataraj is a representation of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god Brahma to start the process of creation. The cosmic dance of Nataraj, also known as Tandava, symbolizes the dynamic functions of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy, that is, creation, preservation, destruction, illusion, and emancipation.