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Shiva's Dance in Stone:
Ananda Tandava, Bhujangalalita, Bhujangatrasa

Fig. 5: Shiva Nataraja, Sandana Sabhapati, in the Nellaiyappar temple in Thirunelveli
Stone, probably granite
Thirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
date unknown
170 centimeter without the pedestal, 200 centimeter including the pedestal (approximately)

February 2012 by Liesbeth Pankaja Bennink, Kandhan Raja Deekshithar, Jayakumar Raja Deekshithar, Shankar Raja Deekshithar.

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