Tandava

Nataraja ('the dancing king'), image of the god Sivá as a cosmic dancer representing the rhythmic movement of the whole cosmos.

Tāṇḍava the divine art form, is a dance performed by the Hindu god Shiva.

According to Hindu mythology, Sivá's frantic tandaba is a vigorous dance that is the source of the cycle of creation, preservation and dissolution of the universe.

Sivá can be represented in two ways: The tandava takes its name from Tandu, the assistant of Sivá, who taught Bharata Muni (the author of Natia-sastra) to use the Angaharas and Karana modes of the tandaba following an order of Sivá. Some writers consider that Tandu himself must have been the author of a previous work of dramatic art, which was incorporated into Natia-shastra.

In fact, classical arts such as dance, music and song could come from the mudras and rituals of the Shaiva tradition.

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