ananda tandava: (Sanskrit) "Violent dance of bliss." See: Nataraja, tandava.

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ananda tandava: (Sanskrit) "Violent dance of bliss." See: Nataraja, tandava.

(See also: Ananda tandava, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

tandava: (Sanskrit) "Violent dance."

Any vigorous dance sequence performed by a male dancer. There are many forms of tandava. Its prototype is Siva's dance of bliss, ananda tandava. The more sublime, female dance is called lasya, from lasa, "lively." Dance in general is nartana.

See: Nataraja.

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Sravana, a Month Devoted to Shiva

The devout spend the entire month of Sravana in austerities and worship of Shiva, culminating in the Sravana Purnima on Raksha Bandhan day. Shiva is beyond the gunas, as His trident represents all three, sattva, rajas and tamas. The elephant skin attire indicates that he is beyond pride; the tiger skin symbolises his going beyond lust, and the snake around his neck represents wisdom and eternity.

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Bharatanatyam (also spelled Bharathanatyam, Bharatnatyam or Bharata Natyam) is a classical dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Originally known as sadir, it owes its current name to Krishna Iyer and later, Rukmini Devi Arundale. Bharata could refer to either the author of the Natya Shastra or to a legendary king after whom the country of India was supposedly named Bharata and natya is Sanskrit for the art of dance-drama. It was brought to the stage at the beginning of the 20th ce ...

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• Bharatanatyam - Medieval decline
• Bharatanatyam - Modern rebirth
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• Bharatanatyam - Elements
• Bharatanatyam - Other elements
• Bharatanatyam - Dancers

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Bharatanatyam is thought to have been created by Bharata Muni, a Hindu sage, who wrote the Natya Shastra, the most important ancient treatise on classical Indian dance. It is also called the fifth Veda in reference to the foundation of Hindu religion and philosophy, from which sprang the related South Indian musical tradition of Carnatic music. However, there are references to Rishi Agastya teaching his disciples a different form o ...

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