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Subject: [Leica] The Cosmic Dance
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:58:57 +0530
References: <CAH1UNJ34Zoi=_DKYDFTUrE1s_+w4yAMP7sSYsS+7Zo0HvsVymg@mail.gmail.com> <58EA69FB-4995-4EA8-9F67-FC98035BBA88@frozenlight.eu>

Nathan,
Thanks.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> Fantastic statue, and you photographed it beautifully, with the shadow.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
> On Dec 17, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
> > In October I had gone to the Government Museum here in Chennai, which
> > arguably has one of the best collection of South Indian Bronzes in the
> > world. One of my favourite subjects for these bronzes is Siva dancing the
> > cosmic dance in his avatar as Nataraja or Natesa - this depiction is IMHO
> > one the most dynamic subjects in Art - the Museum has dozens of these,
> and
> > this particular piece is the featured one. It is believed that when Siva
> > (The Destroyer) finishes the dance it signifies the end of the weary
> > universe, and setting the stage for Brahma (The Creator) to create the
> next
> > one. This sculpture is from the Pallava period around the 7th Century AD,
> > which is when this depiction originated. They are all made by the lost
> wax
> > method, and that has not changed even to this day. We generally do not
> keep
> > a large bronze of this subject at home, believing that mere humans cannot
> > stand the cosmic energy released on an ongoing basis. I remember my
> > grandfather getting one as a gift, which he promptly gave to a nearby
> > temple, where it is still standing. Anyway, here is the photograph - the
> > equipment used was the Nikon D700 with the AFS Nikkor 16-35 f4G lens,
> > without flash:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/20111008_017MuseumC.jpg.html
> >
> >
> > There are a lot of allusions in these bronzes, and those who are
> interested
> > can have a quick look:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja
> >
> > Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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In reply to: Message from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] The Cosmic Dance)
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