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| | Nataraja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Nataraja (literally, The King of Dance) is the dancing posture of Lord Śiva, the aspect of God as the Destroyer in Hinduism. | | | The entire form of Nataraja can be seen to mirror the Hindu sacred syllable Aum, thus implying that Lord Śiva's dance of Destruction and Creation is contained within the existential principle of the Divine Sound. | | | Within Lord Śiva's dancing manifestation is represented not only all of time and space, but also the primal creative force that is beyond the circle of illusion that mortals live within, all movement and vibration of the universe, and the stillness beyond all existence. |
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| | Nataraja |
| | The symbolism of Shiva Nataraja is religion, art and science merged as one. | | | Shiva the Hindu god of destruction is also known as Nataraja, the Lord of Dancers (In Sanskrit Nata means dance and raja means Lord). | | | Keep in mind that there are many sects and denominations along with numerous interpertations of Hinduism. |
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| | The Lord Siva Nataraja Shrine at the Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville |
| | The Lord Siva Nataraja Shrine at the Satchidananda Ashram - Yogaville | | | At the feet of Lord Nataraja sits a beautiful Lingam, with smaller Moortis of Nandishwara Deva (Sri Nandi), Sri Ganesha, Sri Subramanyam (Lord Muruga), and Sri Sivakami Mata, His Consort. | | | Adjacent to the Shrine are additional enclosures housing marble Moortis of Lord Sri Ganesha, Lord Siva in His Aspect of Lord Sri Shankara, Lord Sri Krishna, and Sri Durga (Parashakti). |
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http://www.yogaville.org/Yogaville/Nataraja_Temple/Nataraja_Temple.php
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| | Nataraja, Shiva Nataraja, Shiva Dancing, Hindu God Nataraja, Dancing Nataraja |
| | The symbolism of Siva Nataraja is religion, art and science merged as one. | | | Nataraja dances above the body of the demon, Apasmara, whom he has killed; in this role he is called Natesa. | | | The gestures of the dance represent Shiva's five activities, creation (symbolized by the drum), protection (by the "fear not" hand gesture), destruction (by the fire), embodiment (by the foot planted on the ground), and release (by the foot held aloft). |
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| | Bronze figure of Nataraja |
| | Nataraja images are placed in temple shrines and are paraded during festivals. | | | In Hindu belief, Shiva as Nataraja appears at the end of one cosmic cycle and the beginning of the next, and is thus associated with both creation and destruction. | | | The Hindu god Shiva appears as the lord of the dance, Nataraja, in a ring of fire. |
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| | SPEAKING TREE<br>Nataraja Reveals Cosmic Secrets- The Times of India |
| | the tatvaryastava stotra, a hymn on nataraja at chidambaram, describes shiva as sky-clad and chidambaram as the sacred spot for the element, sky, where shiva, as lord of the universe, is both the universal dancer and the witness of his own dance, who creates and removes maya before finally ensuring emancipation. | | | the shrine to nataraja at chidambaram architecturally and conceptually links the cosmic realms and the inner consciousness through shiva’s dance — the anandatandava or dance of bliss — where shiva is described by the tamil poet, umapati of chidambaram, as sachchidananda; that is, ‘being, consciousness and bliss’. | | | fritjof capra catapulted nataraja into a modern-day scientific icon when he euphorically stated in his cult book of 1974 the tao of physics that ‘‘the dancing shiva is the dancing universe, the ceaseless flow of energy going through an infinite variety of patterns that melt into one another’’. |
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http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1857054667,prtpage-1.cms
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| | Welcome to Nataraja Meditation & Yoga Center |
| | The Nataraja Yoga Ashram's mission is to serve humanity by alleviating suffering and empowering individuals to fulfill their deepest needs, desires and aspirations. | | | The Nataraja Yoga Ashram was established in 1974 as a not-for-profit corporation. | | | Through a wide variety of local and correspondence programs, the Nataraja Meditation and Yoga Center is dedicated to promoting the spiritual, physiological and psychological welfare of the human being. |
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| | Sri Pancha Nathana Nataraja -- AUMzine Issue 2 |
| | Sri Pancha Nathana Nataraja graces us with his divine presence in the Suttha Rathnagireesvarar Temple in the town of Ootathoor near the city of Trichy in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India. | | | This latent spiritual energy in the stone is tapped by the Siddhas who oversee its transformation into the divine form of Sri Nataraja. | | | Thus the pancha nathana rock used for creating the Nataraja form is hewn not by human hands, but by spiritual forces. |
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http://www.agasthiar.org/AUMzine/0002-pancha-nathana.htm
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| | Queer According to mythology, Nataraja, another form of Shiva, is the Lord of dance. Comments |
| | Kitchen / According to mythology, Nataraja, another form of Shiva, is the Lord of dance. | | | Queer According to mythology, Nataraja, another form of Shiva, is the Lord of dance. | | | According to mythology, Nataraja, another form of Shiva, is the Lord of dance. |
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| | Temple of Nataraja at Chidambaram |
| | The shrine of Vishnu is a later addition to the temple of Nataraja and represents an early attempt at integrating Saivism and Vaishnavism; to combine the various forms in which God could be represented. | | | Moving the temple of Kali, the female goddess, out of the main town of Chidambaram and replacing it with the shrine of the male God, Nataraja, is indicative of a social change. | | | The shrine in front of Nataraja houses the shrine of Vishnu as ‘Govindaraja’ lying on serpent with Lakshmi emerging from his nabhi (belly button). |
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http://www.chennaionline.com/columns/downmemorylane/diary25.asp
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| | Nataraja Dictionary |
| | To show the Divine's transcendence of sexuality, sometimes God is shown as having qualities of both sexes, e.g., Ardhanarishvara, "Half-woman God;" or Lord Nataraja, who wears a feminine earring in one ear and a masculine one in the other. | | | Goddess can refer to a female perception or depiction of a causal-plane being (Mahadeva) in its natural state, which is genderless, or it can refer to an astral-plane being residing in a female astral body. | | | Nataraja: (Sanskrit) "King of Dance," or "King of Dancers." |
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http://www.experiencefestival.com/nataraja_dictionary
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| | Article on Nataraja- Lord of the Cosmic Dance both metaphysical and mythological viewpoints. |
| | In the words of Dr. Coomarasamy, " the Indian Nataraja may well be claimed as the clearest, most logical, and impassioned statement of the conception of life as an eternal Becoming." The Nataraja typifies the universe in the action of creation and destruction. | | | The most important and dramatically conceived of all the divine images of South Indian school are representations of Nataraja - Siva as the Lord of Dance - either in the playful or the destructive aspect. | | | The orderly dance of the spheres, the perpetual movement of atoms, evolution and involution, are conceptions that have at all times recurred to men's Minds : but to represent them in the visible form of Nataraja's Dance is a unique and magnificent achievement of the Indians. |
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http://www.lotussculpture.com/my_articles_nataraja.htm
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| | Nataraja Guru |
| | Nataraja Guru was the second son born to a medical stalwart called Dr. Palpu (Padmanabhan) who had been educated and trained in England. | | | Natarajan was shown how to toe the spiritual path of pilgrimage early in life by Narayana Guru, who also prompted him to be an educator of his contemporaries. | | | His life was dedicated to serve the cause of the deprived millions who were socially, culturally, economically and literally struggling in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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http://www.narayanagurukula.org/Pages/nataraja.html
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| | david pohl |
| | The Nataraja is in complete union- is unity itself as living truth of action. | | | This god is by no means aloof or hidden apart from creation in some transfixed realm. | | | This is the prize, the deepest mystery of His joy. |
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http://www.davidpohl.com/nataraja.html
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| | Indian Temples and Iconography |
| | Shiva temples at belur and halebid depict the entire pantheon of Gods, vaishnavite included on the over ornate walls of their temples, while some others restrict imagery to very few forms of Lord Shiva, line the later south indian temples in Tamil Nadu. | | | Simple peace, where time comes to a halt, where i simply sit back in the bliss of imagining the Lord dance in a moon lit night with the Ganas by the fire as he raises his graceful body in the pose of Tandava Nataraja. | | | But largely given my nature of being by myself led me to turned to Lord Shiva, concentrating on His form every time i felt excited about something. |
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| | : kamakoti.org |
| | He placed the Bhoga Linga for being worshipped at the Sarada Peetha in Karnataka and he sent the Moksha Linga to Chidambaram for being worshipped In the temple of Sri Nataraja in that sacred place, He kept the Yoga Linga for his own personal worship and for his successors at Kanchi. | | | References to the places where the five-sphatika lingas were established for worship are found in Anantanandagiri's biography and in Markandeya Samhita. |
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http://www.kamakoti.org/peeth/origin.html
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| | Lord Nataraja |
| | A famous temple with the image of Nataraja is present in Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, India, where the lord himself is said to have danced at the golden hall on the request of the sages: Vyagrapaada and Pataanjali. | | | This is a picture of "Nataraja" a manifestation of Shiva, assumed as the Lord of Dance especially Bharatanatyam. | | | His three eyes symbolise the sun, moon and the eight directions. |
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http://www.msu.edu/~balakri5/nataraja.htm
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| | The case of the peregrinating Nataraja |
| | When he was asked how a temple in ruins and where no worship continued could lay claim to its deities, his Agamaic citations led to the judge concluding that if even one stone of the temple exists on its site, the temple exists. | | | And so the Nataraja, from this and the weight of the other evidence, he ruled, belonged to the Paththar Temple. | | | The case of the peregrinating Nataraja began in 1976 when a farmer of Paththar, near Kumbakonam, digging near a temple in ruins, stumbled of ten bronzes, later to be dated to the Chola period. |
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| | Temple, Chidambaram, Pondicherry, Nataraja, Shiva, Cosmic Dancer, Vishnu, Thillai, Kalahasti, Kanchipuram, ... |
| | It is performed at the 'Prakara' of the temple, and the dancers, full of intense bliss and devotion, with their evocative abhinaya, offer their dance to the great divinity, Lord Nataraja. | | | A unique feature of Chidambaram is that a person of any race or religion can visit the shrine and pray. | | | The Nataraja temple at the heart of the town, covering an area of 40 acres, is one of the ancient temples in Tamil Nadu. |
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http://www.theindiatravel.com/travel/favourites/pilgrimage/Chidambaram.htm
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| | Shiva, the Nataraja |
| | Shiva as Nataraja performs 'Anandatandava', the dance of absolute bliss, after the Great Age has ended and dissolution becomes imperative for it is only him who may and remains to dance over the head of dissolution. | | | Shiva dances over the body of Apasmarapurusha, the demon of forgetfulness. | | | This fine artwork represents Lord Shiva in the form of Nataraja, the king of dancers. |
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| | Birth of Nataraja |
| | Shiva took the tiger's skin and wrapped it around himself. | | | Finally, the people sent a ferocious demon, Mayalaka. | | | Shiva promptly crushed the demon and began to dance on his body as Nataraja. |
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http://www.msu.edu/user/mertechr/originof.htm
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| | Shiva slaying the demon Andhakasura |
| | Shiva is believed to have manifested in the Nataraja dancing form at the celebrated pilgrimage shrine of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu state, also shown on this web site. | | | It is said that he dances every evening in order to relieve the sufferings of creatures and entertain the gods and goddesses who gather upon Mt. Kailash. |
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| | Chidambaram - The Dance of Shiva |
| | The dance of bliss, or the Ananda Tandavam of Shiva is said to symbolize the five divine acts of creation, sustenance, dissolution, concealment and bestowment of grace. | | | The dance of Shiva has been frozen in metal and held in worships in Nataraja Sabhas, in virtually all of the Saivite temples in Tamilnadu. |
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| | Nataraja Yoga Ashram |
| | The Nataraja Yoga Ashram is an organization for Self-realization. | | | Through an array of on-site as well as worldwide correspondence programs and services, The Nataraja Yoga Ashram is dedicated to promoting the physiological, psychological and spiritual welfare of the human being. | | | It is the objective of the Expert In Life Program to empower students to become so expert at understanding, fine-tuning and strengthening their faculties that they can harmoniously integrate and apply them with easy skill and power toward fulfillment. |
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http://www.yogateachersassoc.org/rm/listings/l0775.html
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| | Chidambaram Nataraja Temple - Dravidian Temple Architecture |
| | Chidambaram Temple Entering Final Phases of Renovation, 1982 "Seven years into a massive renovation project that will reach from its outer walls and gopurams to the innermost sanctum of Lord Siva Nataraja, the Chidambaram Temple is regaining an outer splendor nearly equaling and beauty of its fathomless spirituality. | | | Nataraja dances the dance of Creation and Destruction. | | | "The temple of Chidambaram is the home of the Dancing Shiva, Lord of Cosmic Dance, Shiva Nataraja. |
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http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/architecture/chidambaram.htm
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| | Kalikambal Temple in Northern Chennai - Nataraja |
| | After peace is wrought between the divine couple, the image of Nataraja enters the temple, and is taken back to the original shrine, to be taken out again only after five months on the 10th day of the annual Bhramotsavam. | | | The Nataraja shrine located in the north east corner of the outer circumambulatory path in the Kalikambal temple housing impressive bronze images of Nataraja and Sivakami is a scene of festivity twice a year. | | | After a procession through the surrounding neighborhood, a mock quarrel between Nataraja and Sivakami is enacted (in a manner similar to the Tiruvoodal festival at Tiruvannamalai), when the image of Sivakami following Nataraja throughout the procession, overtakes him and enters the temple premises slamming the doors, disallowing Nataraja's entry. |
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http://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/kalikambalbn.html
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| | Yoga Forum :: Yoga Forum :: Nataraja-asana King Dancer Posture |
| | I do the sun salutation before beginning the yoga exercises daily. | | | However, when i tried the nataraja (king of dance posture), my knee will feel painful when i raise my footward upwards. |
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http://www.yogamovement.com/forum5/read.php?1,3353,3354
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| | Indian Temples and Iconography: The Nataraja in dance |
| | Indian Temples and Iconography: The Nataraja in dance | | | This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar. | | | This form of Tandava is one of three steps in dance, this being the final pose. |
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http://indiatemple.blogspot.com/2004/11/nataraja-in-dance.html
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| | Welcome to Nataraja Ashram |
| | Our yoga and meditation publications are for anyone seeking a fresh, uncomplicated approach to both their personal and professional life. | | | This requires a guide who teaches from his own direct experience and who is able to inspire the individual's personal realization and comprehension. | | | Nataraja Publications is an award-winning independent New Age publisher dedicated to publishing books, CDs, and cassettes that help individuals realize their unique self-worth. |
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| | Nataraja |
| | And as Nataraja, Siva depicts the reality and joy of creation. | | | As MahaDev and Yogiraj, Siva is the epitome of the yogic lifestyle that each one will undergo on their search for Self-Realization. | | | The sublime and powerful image of Nataraja helps the devotee to understand the famous |
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| | Lord Shiva, Shiva picture, vandana shiva, hindu god shiva, shiva nataraja, Lord Nataraja, Shiva Nataraja, Indian Art ... |
| | Other Hindu Paintings:- Krishna As Aristocrat, Bala Chandra Ganapati, Turbaned Ganesha, Radha Worships Krishna, Laila Persuading Majnun, Dash Avataar, Gita Updesha, Krishna Vanquishes Kaliya, Nataraja, Trinetra Shiva Head, Antiquated Nataraja, Shiva King Of Dancer, Ganesha Image Influenced, Mischievous Gopala, Saraswati, Radha Krishna, Ganesha, Vrashbharudha Shiv, Ascetic Wanderer | | | Lord Shiva, Shiva picture, vandana shiva, hindu god shiva, shiva nataraja, Lord Nataraja, Shiva Nataraja, Indian Art Paintings, paintings from india, Hindu god pictures, Indian folk art paintings, native American Indian art paintings |
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| | Destination Tamil Nadu: Places to see - Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram, Chennai,Thirukkalukundram, Vedandangal, Vellore, ... |
| | Destination Tamil Nadu: Places to see - Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram, Chennai,Thirukkalukundram, Vedandangal, Vellore, Covelong Beach, Nataraja Temple, Tanjavur etc. | | | Chidambaram Nataraja Temple (44km from Cuddalore): Chidambaram was a Chola capital from 907AD - 1310AD and the Nataraja temple was erected during the later time of the administration. | | | Nathwerwala Darga: This tomb of the popular Muslim Saint Nath-her in an impressive building has 20m high dome with pinnacles. |
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| | Nataraja in Art, Thought and Literature |
| | Nataraja or Siva is the manifestation of the cosmic energy symbolising the three aspects - Creation, Preservation and Destruction. | | | This book printed on fine glossy paper highlights Natraja as the presiding deity of fine arts e.g. |
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http://publicationsdivision.nic.in/Eng-Pub/Art/EA55.HTM
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| | Nataraja -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Guide to this town in Tamil Nadu, India, famous for its Nataraja and Vishnu temple. | | | Discusses the artistic evolution of the Nataraja as a form of art and the symbolism associated with it. | | | In the most common type of images, which includes the magnificent Cola bronzes of the 10th–11th century, Siva is shown with four arms and flying locks dancing on the figure of a dwarf, the Apasmarapurusa (a symbol of man's ignorance; puru… |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9054931
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| | MSN Encarta - Nataraja |
| | Nataraja, or “Lord of the Dance”, one of the most profound images in Indian art and philosophy. |
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http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_781530150/Nataraja.html
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| | Asian Art Outlook Slideshow |
| | Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja) | | | This bronze image was created using the lost-wax technique. |
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http://www.askasia.org/AsianArt/slideshow3.htm
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| | AHAD Protests Kohler's Use of Nataraja Image |
| | This image is unmistakably that of Lord Shiva as Nataraja. | | | The dancing pose, multiple hands, the hand gestures, the metaphor of water from shower too, resembles the flow of river Ganga (Ganges) usually depicted as flowing through Lord Shiva. | | | , one of the most prominent plumbing supply companies is using Lord Nataraja (a form of Lord Shiva) in the form of a scantly clad woman and taking a shower to hawk its new shower products. |
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http://hindunet.org:8088/anti_defamation/kohler
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| | Bharatanatyam pose sculpted on the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple | | | Shiva:Nataraja, Elephanta Caves (Mid 10th century) How to get there |
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| | Nataraja Series - Prana Wire - Breathing Life Into Music |
| | When stripped of all noise, all electronic haze, a sound becomes a thing in itself, arising from nothingness, revealing its true nature and dying away. | | | They may be further shaped by the end user to fit their particular requirements. | | | The Nataraja series interconnects utilize four nines pure silver ribbons that are subjected to multiple chemical and metalurgical treatments and then wrapped with a total of twenty four layers of natural and proprietary space age insulating materials, including four copper foil shields with 51 drain wires on each shield. |
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http://www.pranawire.com/nataraja.htm
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| | Festivals and Fairs |
| | Arudra Darisanam The pre-dawn hours of the full moon night, in the tamil month of Margazhi coinciding with the asterism of Tiruvadirai marks the auspicious time for Arudra Darisanam - of Nataraja in Saivite temples all over Tamilnadu. |
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