Natarajasana
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Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance Pose or Dancer Pose is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is derived from a pose in the classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam,
Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance Pose
10th century Shiva as Nataraja, the lord of the dance. Chola dynasty
13th century dance mudras on Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram's eastern gopuram
Variation with both hands grasping the raised foot
Nataraja
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Nataraja, also known as Adalvallan, is a depiction of Shiva, one of the main deities in Hinduism, as the divine cosmic dancer. His dance is called the tandava. The pose and artwork are described in ma
Natarajasana
…It is derived from a pose in the classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam, which is depicted in temple statues in the Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. Nataraja, the "Dancing King", is in turn an aspect of the Hindu God Shiva, depicted in bronze statues from the Chola dynasty. The asana was most likely introduced…
Chola bronze, Tamil Nadu, 10th or 11th century.
An 1820 painting of Nataraja in a temple chariot.
Detail of Chola bronze