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    Nataraja (Sanskrit: नटराज, IAST: Naṭarāja; Tamil: நடராஜர், Naṭarājar), also known as Adalvallan (ஆடல்வல்லான், Ādalvallāṉ), is a depiction of Shiva, one...
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    Thillai Nataraja Temple, also referred as the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja, the form of Shiva as the lord of dance...
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  • Nataraja Guru (born P. Natarajan, 18 February 1895 – 19 March 1973) was a disciple of Narayana Guru. Nataraja Guru founded Narayana Gurukula on 1923 for...
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  • Nataraja Ramakrishna (21 March 1923 – 7 June 2011) was an Indian dance guru. He was the chairman of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Nataka Academy. He was also...
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  • Nataraja Service (Kannada: ನಟರಾಜ ಸರ್ವಿಸ್) is a 2016 Indian Kannada language romantic emotional comedy film directed by Pavan Wadeyar, produced by N.S....
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    Hindu god Shiva. Shiva is depicted as dancing the Tandava in his form of Nataraja. The Natya Shastra, a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, describes...
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    Paadal Petra Sthalam. Three temples in Tamil Nadu except the Chidambaram nataraja temple are maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable...
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  • were raised on due diligence not being followed during the acquisition. Nataraja (Tamil: "நடராசர்" or Kooththan "கூத்தன்; The Lord (or King) of Dance) is...
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    Shiva adopted the form of Nataraja – the Lord of Dance – and performed the cosmic dance of tāṇḍava. During this dance, Nataraja suppressed Apasmara by crushing...
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    Rangaswamy Nataraja Mudaliar (1885–1971[dubious – discuss]), was an Indian film director. Popularly known as the father of Tamil cinema, he was a pioneer...
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    and are later destroyed by Shiva. The depiction of Shiva as Nataraja (Sanskrit नटराज; Naṭarāja) is a form (mūrti) of Shiva as "Lord of Dance". The names...
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  • filmed and edited by R. Nataraja Mudaliar. The first film to have been made in South India, it was shot in five weeks at Nataraja Mudaliar's production...
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  • P. S. Nataraja Pillai (March 1891  – 1966) was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and Member of Parliament during the 3rd Lok Sabha elections held in...
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    She debuted in the Kannada movie Krishna Leela. Featuring in Ishtakamya, Nataraja Service and Rustum. Mayuri Kyatari was born to Geetha and Prakash Kyatari...
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  • miracle worthy of worship." Sphatika Lingam is representing the icon of Lord Nataraja. The Sphatika Lingams are protected in the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Shiva...
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  • evolves on the life of Nataraja Gounder along with wife Sivagami & his five children Thulasi, Moorthy, Bhaskar, Siva & Vidya. Nataraja Goundar is a kind hearted...
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    (Arudhra) in Tamil means "sacred big wave". In Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, the Nataraja Temple's annual festival is celebrated on this date. In the month of Makaram...
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    Nandanar is said to have ritually purified himself by fire at Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. Nandar's tale features in temple lore and religious...
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    Bharatnatyam, which is depicted in temple statues in the Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram. Nataraja, the "Dancing King", is in turn an aspect of the Hindu God...
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    monolithic 5.45 metres (17.9 ft) Trimurti Sadashiva (three-faced Shiva), Nataraja (Lord of dance) and Yogishvara (Lord of Yogis) being the most celebrated...
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    its sculpture, as well as being the location that commissioned the brass Nataraja, Shiva as the lord of dance, in the 11th century. The complex includes...
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  • patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. It also Nataraja, a depiction of Hindu God Shiva. A. Natarajan, Indian politician A. K....
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    Patcharapa Chaichua (Thai: พัชราภา ไชยเชื้อ; RTGS: Phatcharapha Chaichuea; born 5 December 1978), or nickname Aum (Thai: อั้ม; RTGS: Am), is a Thai actress...
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  • to them, the bungalow, Sangeeth Mahal, is haunted by three ghosts named Nataraja Sastry, his wife Lakshmi, and his younger daughter Mohini, who earlier...
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    sustained period of great achievement; the large bronzes with Shiva as Nataraja have become an iconic symbol of India. Ancient painting has only survived...
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    Krishnan (1992) Manoj Kumar (1992) Meera Mukherjee (1992) Asha Parekh (1992) Nataraja Ramakrishna (1992) Bhagaban Sahu (1992) Anandji Virji Shah (1992) Kalyanji...
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    Krishnan (1992) Manoj Kumar (1992) Meera Mukherjee (1992) Asha Parekh (1992) Nataraja Ramakrishna (1992) Bhagaban Sahu (1992) Anandji Virji Shah (1992) Kalyanji...
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    Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, Keechaka Vadham, was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, Kalidas, a multilingual...
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    the sculptures of the 108 sculptures of Lord Nataraja and goddess Parvathi in black granite for the Nataraja temple at Satara, an undertaking she took on...
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    most prominent. The temple houses a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall ancient maragatha Nataraja idol carved out of emerald, being the one of its kind. The temple has six...
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