Natarāja (Dancing Śiva)

Bas-relief, Phnom Rung, Thailand, 10th-13th century.

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Here we see the Khmer-style sandstone bas-relief of the Vedic god Śiva as Natarāja, "Lord of the Dance." It is found on the pediment above the eastern entrance of the mandapa (central sanctuary). 

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