Shiva, whose name means "friendly" or "benevolent", combines many opposites: he is benevolent and inauspicious, meditative and ecstatic, a god of the universe and yet with a love for certain earthly places such as Mount Kailash and the city of Benares.
Shiva is worshipped in many guises, as a great yogi (Mahayogi) who practices asceticism or devotes himself to meditation, as the great Lord of the World or as the Lord of the Dance, Nataraja, who dances the ignorance under his feet and destroys all that is not based on truth and love. The great ripening that is taking place is thus symbolised by Shiva Nataraja.
Material: Brass, ca. 15 cm, ca. 420 g
Shiva is worshipped in many guises, as a great yogi (Mahayogi) who practices asceticism or devotes himself to meditation, as the great Lord of the World or as the Lord of the Dance, Nataraja, who dances the ignorance under his feet and destroys all that is not based on truth and love. The great ripening that is taking place is thus symbolised by Shiva Nataraja.
Material: Brass, ca. 15 cm, ca. 420 g
