Nataraja

The Hindu bronze sculpture of Shiva is a beautiful work of art which portrays various universal creations generated by the god Shiva through the play of consciousness. Shiva is sometimes called the Lord of Dance and Creation, and in the sculpture is seen dancing on the world of limited consciousness and possibilities. Shiva thereby transcends the illusion of the material world and ultimately dissolves into nothingness by embracing a return to the source of All.