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6th/7th century Nataraja in Cave 1 of Badami Cave Temples |
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A damaged 6th-century Nataraja, Elephanta Caves |
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8th-century Nataraja in Kailasa Temple (Cave 16), Ellora Caves |
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8th-century sandstone Nataraja from Madhya Pradesh |
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Sukanasa with Shiva Nataraja in Pattadakal |
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Shiva Nataraja, mid-10th Century AD, British Museum |
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Shiva-Nataraja in the Thousand Pillar Hall of Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
In the Shiva temple of Melakadambur is a rare Pala image that shows the ten-armed Nataraja dancing on his bull.
In modern yoga as exercise, Natrajasana is
a posture resembling Nataraja and named for him in the 20th century. A
similar pose appears in the classical Indian dance form Bharatanatyam.
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Nataraja pose in Bharatanatyam classical Indian dance |
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