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| Culture Course |
CHIDAMBARAM |
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| The bronze idol
of Nataraja is very beautiful. It has four hands and two legs. The right foot is placed
upon the body of a demon, which represents evil, and the left leg is lifted up and laid
across the right leg. Its toe points to the other foot. It suggests "Come and pray at
my feet!" In two of His hands Nataraja holds a small drum and fire. One of the hands indicates, ‘I shall protect you!" There are a number of Natarajas temples in Tamil Nadu. The idol of Nataraja is admired by lovers of art all over the world. It is an artistic representation of God in the act of creation, Protection and destruction. |
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