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29 apr 2024 · Nataraja, the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer, represented in metal or stone in many Shaivite temples, particularly in South India. In the most common type of image, Shiva is shown with four arms and flying locks dancing on the figure of a dwarf, who is sometimes identified as Apasmara (a symbol of human ignorance ...
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16 mag 2024 · Shiva represents death and dissolution, destroying worlds so they may be recreated by Brahma. But he is also considered the master of dance and regeneration. One of the godheads in the Hindu Trinity, Shiva is known by many names, including Mahadeva, Pashupati, Nataraja, Vishwanath, and Bhole Nath.
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1 giorno fa · The ancient Greek texts of the time of Alexander the Great call Shiva "Indian Dionysus", or alternatively call Dionysus "god of the Orient". Similarly, the use of phallic symbol [note 2] as an icon for Shiva is also found for Irish, Nordic, Greek (Dionysus [87] ) and Roman deities, as was the idea of this aniconic column linking heaven and earth among early Indo-Aryans, states Roger Woodward. [80]
3 mag 2024 · Shiva is represented in a variety of forms: in a pacific mood with his consort Parvati and son Skanda, as the cosmic dancer ( Nataraja ), as a naked ascetic, as a mendicant beggar, as a yogi, as a Dalit (formerly called untouchable) accompanied by a dog (Bhairava), and as the androgynous union of Shiva and his consort in one body, half-male and ...
- Shiva is one of the main deities of Hinduism. His name is also spelled Śiwa or Śiva.
- Shiva is usually depicted as white, from the ashes of corpses that are smeared on his body, with a blue neck, from holding poison in his throat. Hi...
- Shiva is represented in a variety of forms: existing peacefully with his consort Parvati and son Skanda, as the cosmic dancer Nataraja, as a naked...
- Shiva performs several roles as a Hindu deity. He is the great ascetic, the master of fertility, the master of poison and medicine, and Lord of Cat...
3 giorni fa · Statua di Siva presso il tempio di Murudeshwara, nello stato federale indiano di Karnataka.La statua, alta 37 metri, è stata inaugurata nel 2008. Siva (più raramente Sciva; devanagari: शिव, Śiva; adattato con grafia inglese in Shiva) è una divinità maschile post-vedica, marito della dea Kali e erede diretta della divinità pre-aria, successivamente ripresa anche nei Veda, indicata ...
15 mag 2024 · The Divine Dancer: Lord Shiva as Nataraja. In the heart of Hinduism, Lord Shiva reigns supreme as one of the principal deities. He embodies the paradoxical nature of creation and destruction. Yet, it is in his form as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer, where his divine essence finds its most captivating expression.
3 giorni fa · The Hindu deity concept varies from a personal god as in Yoga school of Hindu philosophy, to thirty-three major deities in the Vedas, to hundreds of deities mentioned in the Puranas of Hinduism. Illustrations of major deities include Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva, Parvati, Brahma and Saraswati.
