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| | Lord Shiva in Divine Dance |
 | | The dance, in which the great Lord is engaged, blends in its form both, the 'tandava', dance of dissolution, as well as the 'lasya', dance of creation. |
 | | Absence of snakes, decapitated human heads and over-all boisterousness, and contrarily, the beauty of form, gentle moves, eleganly wore apparel and sublimity on face, are elements of 'lasya'. |
 | | In this statue, Shiva is not in Ardhanarishvara form, but to better reveal his tenderer aspects, an essential thing for 'lasya', the artist has discovered his feminineness in his left 'karnaphoola' — ear-ring, heavier left hip, broader left breast and thicker hair on left side. |
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