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.

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In fact, in Saivism, the word temple refers to Chidambaram, which is celebrated ... One sees the divine form of the Lord (visible to the eyes as Nataraja) and also his formlessness (all-pervading ...

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The Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur stands as a testament to Dravidian architecture. Built by the Chola dynasty, the massive dome and intricate frescoes transport you to a time of divine grandeur.

The Brihadishvara temple, built in the 11th Century by King ... Sembiyan prayed to Nataraja, a hitherto little-known form of Hindu god Shiva as the King of Dance, and all her temples featured ...

Yet that year, on the other side of the globe, an emperor from southern India was preparing to build the world's most colossal temple ... Sembiyan prayed to Nataraja, a hitherto little-known ...

Former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday hit out at the Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming that most of the new schemes are “beyond ...

IMAGE: Dr Rajagopala Chidambaram during the session 'Innovative India' at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2008. Photograph: Kind courtesy World Economic Forum from ...