🔆 Iconic Art: Nataraja – The Cosmic Dancer 📍 Era & Style ✅ Chola Dynasty ✅ Found in Brihadeeswarar Temple ✅ Sculpted from a single granite monolith Symbolism in Stone ✅ Lord Shiva as Nataraja, performing the Tandava Nritya ✅ Depicts the cosmic cycle — creation, preservation & destruction ✅ His dance reflects the rhythm of the universe Divine Attributes ✅ Drum → Origin of sound & creation ✅ Fire → Destruction of ignorance ✅ Abhaya Mudra → Protection & reassurance ✅ Rope → Control over illusion (Maya) #art_and_culture #cholamarvel #nataraja #indianheritage