Definitions
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- proper noun Hinduism The dancing
posture of the Hindu godShiva , who performs his divine dance as a part of his activities of creation and destruction.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Coomaraswamy, who called the Nataraja "the clearest image of the activity of God which any art or religion can boast of."
Philip Goldberg: The Cosmic Dancer: Obama and Shiva Philip Goldberg 2010
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Coomaraswamy, who called the Nataraja "the clearest image of the activity of God which any art or religion can boast of."
Philip Goldberg: The Cosmic Dancer: Obama and Shiva Philip Goldberg 2010
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Coomaraswamy, who called the Nataraja "the clearest image of the activity of God which any art or religion can boast of."
Philip Goldberg: The Cosmic Dancer: Obama and Shiva Philip Goldberg 2010
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Bridget Riley's 1993 "Nataraja," a patchwork of slanted rectangles referring to the Hindu God Shiva in his form as "Lord of the Dance," sizzles with energy and movement.
Periscope 2007
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Nataraja: Shiva is known as the lord of the dance - "Nataraja"
Planet Atheism Sabio Lantz 2010
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Nataraja is one of the names given to the Hindu God Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer.
Alanna Zabel: Let The Royal Wedding Remind You Of Your Own Royal Path Alanna Zabel 2011
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Nataraja is one of the names given to the Hindu God Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer.
Alanna Zabel: Let The Royal Wedding Remind You Of Your Own Royal Path Alanna Zabel 2011
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In stark contrast, the Hindu American Foundation HAF heard a shrill, yet typical accusation of "Hypocrisy!" and even the scholarly equivalent of "take a chill pill" emerging from corners of academia and media when FOX News carried HAF's reaction to a Newsweek cover depicting President Obama in the likeness of the Hindu God, Nataraja.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: To Use Or Not To Use: The Question For Hindu Images And The West Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2010
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In stark contrast, the Hindu American Foundation HAF heard a shrill, yet typical accusation of "Hypocrisy!" and even the scholarly equivalent of "take a chill pill" emerging from corners of academia and media when FOX News carried HAF's reaction to a Newsweek cover depicting President Obama in the likeness of the Hindu God, Nataraja.
Suhag A. Shukla, Esq.: To Use Or Not To Use: The Question For Hindu Images And The West Esq. Suhag A. Shukla 2010
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That's how I see the Nataraja, as a visual rendering of the insights of India's ancient seers.
Philip Goldberg: The Cosmic Dancer: Obama and Shiva Philip Goldberg 2010
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