Sembiyan Mahadevi, a 10th-century Chola queen, reshaped Hinduism through temple patronage and art. Her vision turned Nataraja into the most iconic symbol of Shiva.

If you were to pull up a satellite image on Google Earth and just look ... who is a devotee of Nataraja and builds a dozen temples which feature Natarajan in a prominent position.

The image of Lord ... to make one realise God through one’s inner eye; that knowledge drives out ignorance. One sees the divine form of the Lord (visible to the eyes as Nataraja) and also ...

Divine Designs: Exploring the Legacy of Tamil Temple ArchitectureThis is the story of four friends (cousins) with lots of ...

I am devoted to your god, and I am rebuilding your temple ... to various small temples and commissioning a similar image of Nataraja, other people are picking up this beautiful image.

I am devoted to your god, and I am rebuilding your temple in stone as a sign ... And because Sembiyan is constantly traveling to various small temples and commissioning a similar image of Nataraja, ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

Sembiyan prayed to Nataraja, a hitherto little-known form of Hindu god Shiva as the King of Dance, and all her temples featured him prominently. The trend caught on. Today, Nataraja is one of the ...

While the man pictured wearing a face mask did say he believed God saved his home from the fires — as did at least one other L.A.-area resident — the in-question pictures of houses bore no ...