Tandava

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.

^ "MW Cologne Scan". www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
^ James Lochtefeld (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 978-0823931798, pages 687
^ "Tandava | Indian dance". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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^ Dalal 2014, p. 407.

[1] "MW Cologne Scan". www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de. Retrieved 2021-06-06.

[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.

[NS-4] Cite error: The named reference NS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FOOTNOTEDalal2014407-5] Dalal 2014, p. 407.

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