Tandava

"Tandav" redirects here. For the 2014 film, see Tandav (film). For the 1984 Telugu film, see Tandava Krishnudu. For the 2021 TV series, see Tandav (web series).
A Shiva Nataraja idol in Tamil Nadu, India

Tandava (also spelled as Tāṇḍavam), also known as Tāṇḍava Natyam, is a divine dance performed by Hindu god Shiva.[1][2][3][4][5] Shiva is depicted as dancing the Tandava in his form of Nataraja.

The Natya Shastra, a Sanskrit treatise on the performing arts, describes various aspects of the Tandava.

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  2. ^ James Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931798, pages 687
  3. ^ "Tandava | Indian dance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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  5. ^ Dalal 2014, p. 407.