ananda-tandava
आनन्दताण्डव ananda tandavaThe 'dance of bliss', the cosmic dance of Shiva as Nataraja performed in the golden hall at Chidambaram, enacting creation, preservation, dissolution, concealment, and grace.
Where this term appears
- The Pancha Bhuta Sthalam: Five Element Temples Temples
And yet Chidambaram is also the home of the most famous image in all of Shaivism, for here Shiva is Nataraja , the Lord of the Dance, performing the Ananda Tandava , the dance of bliss, in the golden hall.
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They are the movements of a dance, done in the fullness of ananda , the bliss-dance, the ananda-tandava .
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