Tandava
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Tandavam, also known as Tāṇḍava Natyam, is a divine dance performed by Hindu god Shiva. Shiva is depicted as dancing the Tandava in his form of Nataraja.
A Shiva Nataraja idol in Tamil Nadu, India
The 108 Karanas of Tandava depicted in Nataraja sculptures.
Krishna dancing over the subdued Kāliya and his wives Naginis asking Krishna for his mercy. From a Bhagavata Purana manuscript, c. 1640.
India statue of nataraja
Sati (Hindu goddess)
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Sati, also known as Dakshayani, is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti. Sati was the first wife of Shiva, the other being P
Tandava
…There are two types of Lasya, Jarita Lasya and Yauvaka Lasya. The Hindu scriptures narrate various occasions when Shiva performed the Tandava. When Sati (first wife of Shiva, who was reborn as Parvati) gave up her life in Daksha's sacrifice, Shiva is said to have performed the Rudra Tandava to express…
Shiva mourns Sati, 19th-century Kalighat painting
In Hinduism, Sati is considered as an ideal lady. The painting depicts her receiving gifts before her wedding from Kubera and his wife.
Sati confronts Daksha.
Shiva carrying Sati's corpse, followed by Vishnu's Sudharshana Chakra, 19th-century lithograph.