The dancing Shiva is a copy of a piece from Bengal, Pala Dynasty (8^th-12^th century), now in the Amritaghatesvara Temple, Melaikadambur, Built for Kulottunga in 1110AD.

Defining Features of the Shiva Statue:  This magnificent Shiva sculpture is a copy of an old Pala period antique.  The sheer energy of the statue is obvious with Shiva so joyous that he is smiling as he dances upon Nandi.  Even Nandi is smiling as he peers up to His friend.  The ten attendants, who include two versions of Nandi in Human form, Nandikeshvar, Ganesh, Vishnu and Parvati are dancing in ecstasy below with their arms raised in the air in sheer bliss.  To be in the presence of Lord Shiva is an obviously a very powerful and exciting experience which is fully conveyed in this amazing statue!

His handsome face has a slight, impersonal smile as if he smile is directed inward rather than out into the world.  Between his two eyes on His brow is His 3rd eye which when he opens it emits a powerful beam destroying what is in its path the origin of which saint Sundarar attributes to Umas�s playful action in the following poem:

One the Mountain Girl was playing:
happily,
as a game,
she covered his eyes with her hands.
At once thick darkness swallowed the world.
To dispel that darkness, the supreme god
created in joy
the single eye on his forehead.

He wears two different earrings.  The earring on Shiva�s left is a hoop earring and is worn by men and the earring with a yali on Shiva�s right is typically for by a woman.  This demonstrates Shiva�s respect for women as well as his love for His wife, Parvati.

Shiva has ten arms spread out around him holding clockwise starting at His right hand, a three headed cobra, a small staff, a crescent moon trident, sword, shield, crescent moon trident, skull bowl and cobra.  His right front arm is held out in the gahasta or elephant trunk pose with his wrist limp and fingers pointed downward.  Above his head are two flying attendants holding a loop of rope.  To Shiva�s right is the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi, seated on her Vahana the owl.  The arch itself is an amazing piece of work with beautiful carved designs and 42 small flames burning on the side and one large flame pointing towards the heavens. 

The entire piece is made from separate castings of three separate metals, pure copper, German silver or pewter and ice brass.  Each piece of the sculpture was cast separately and combined to make one heavenly sculpture!  Shiva is cast from copper and Nandi is cast from German silver or pewter.  The arch behind Shiva is made from ice brass.  The two flying attendants above Shiva are made from German silver.  Lakshmi seated on Her Vahana the owl to the right of Shiva is made from German silver.  The base is cast from copper.  The four attendants on the right side of Shiva on the base, Ganesh, Vishnu, Nandikeshvar and a gana, are all cast from copper.  The six figures on the left side of the base include 5 Shaivite saints along with Parvati and Nandikeshvar are case from German silver, ice brass and copper.

Care:  The piece can be used both indoors and outdoors.  Dust the piece regularly to prevent dirt build up.  If you would like the piece to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the statue.

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