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Big Natraj Statue
Weight: 5 kg 800 gas
Height 43 cm/ 17 inches
Width :34 cm/13.5 inches
Depth :11 cm/4.4 inches
The origins of Nataraja, and of the Hindu god Shiva himself, lie thousands of years ago. However, the form we recognise best today may have reached its apex around the 9th or 10th century in southern India: The Ananda Tandava or blissful dance.
In it, Shiva is in the Bhujangatrasita karana pose – literally “frightened by a snake” – with his left leg held across his body at hip level, and every element contains a deep meaning. Roughly, Shiva is here at once seen creating and destroying existence, offering the escape hatch from this constant chaos, and finally, revealing the clue to that escape hatch, which is to subdue ignorance.
The following are the five most important elements, indicating the Panchakritya, or five key acts of the Nataraja.
Srishti or creation: The Nataraja’s rear left arm carries the hourglass-shaped drum, damuru, the vibrations of which create the universe. Some conflate this with the Big Bang of cosmic creation.
Samhara or destruction: The raised, rear right-hand carries the fire that atrophies matter to a formless state, only for regeneration. In that sense, it is the fire of transformation, not destruction. It implies constant change, echoing the Buddhist precept of “There’s no being, only becoming.”
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Tirupati Gems and Handicrafts was incorporated in the year 1994 in Rishikesh (India) by Mr. Gopal Agarwal & Rashmi Agrawal and has since then made successful endeavors to keep India's rich tradition of gems and jewelry alive.
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