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Feminist perspectives are sometimes confined to rhetoric, but Duvvuri Vathsalendra is changing that. She is set to perform the Perini Thandavam — a dance form traditionally reserved for male dancers due to its vigorous, powerful movements — demonstrating that women can master and redefine this art form. As a student of Nataraja Ramakrishna — the visionary who revived Andhra Natyam …

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A 28-foot-tall statue of Nataraja is being installed at the venue of the upcoming G20 Summit in Delhi. "We are installing the tallest-ever statue of Nataraja, in the campus of Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the G20 Summit," PTI reported quoting a source. The G20 Leaders' Summit will take place on September 9 & 10 at the 'Bharat Mandapam', the …

G20 Summit: 28-foot-tall Nataraja statue to be placed in front of venue in Delhi | Know all about it

Delhi is being decked up in view of the upcoming G20 Summit which is scheduled to take place from September 9 to 10. Keeping this in mind, a 28-foot-tall Nataraja statue is being brought from Tamil Nadu which will be placed in front of the G20 Summit venue in the national capital. Final shape to be given in Delhi According …

Three deekshitars of the Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu’s Chidambaram were held on October 15 for allegedly conducting a child marriage. Hemasabesa deekshitar, the secretary of Chidambaram Nataraja temple priests in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district was arrested by police officials along with Vijayabala deekshitar. The social welfare department had filed a complaint with Cuddalore police that Hemasabesa deekshitar had married …

TN's Chidambaram Nataraja temple management gets 15 days to file reply on irregularities and complaints

A committee has been created by the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowements department, which sought petitions from ‘persons having interest’ in the Chidambaram Nataraja temple’s management. The committee claims that 19,405 petitions were received, out of which 14,098 petitions mentioned irregularities in temple management and mentioned some complaints too. Dikshithars have swindled gold ornaments worth several crores from …

Don't want to take control of Nataraja temple, says minister as Tamil Nadu govt carries out inspection

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday, June 7 carried out an inspection at the famous Chidambaram Nataraja temple, acting on complaints regarding irregularities in the administration of the temple. The temple was recently in the news after devotees demanded their right to sing hymns in Tamil and gain access to the revered 'sithambalam medai' within the sanctum sanctorum, which the …

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The abode of the tallest Nataraja bronze idol

Priests of Chidambaram Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu booked under SC/ST Act

Twenty priests employed at Chidambaram Natarajar temple in Tamil Nadu were booked under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act, 1989 for stopping a scheduled caste woman from praying while standing on a platform inside the temple. The priests, locally known as dhikshitars, surrounded Jayasheela and stopped her from getting onto the ‘Kanagasabai medai’, a platform which was apparently assigned …

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The US on Thursday returned 248 antiquities, including a 12th century bronze Shiva Nataraja, valued at an estimated $15 million to India, the “largest” such transfer of antiquities to the country. The US returned the 248 antiquities valued at an estimated $15 million to India during a repatriation ceremony attended by India Consul General Randhir Jaiswal and US Homeland Security …

Kareena Kapoor begins her morning with yoga's Natarajasana, internet calls her graceful

Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan never misses a chance to start her daily routine with a yoga session. She did the same recently when her trainer posted another photo of the star showcasing her strength and stability by doing the Natarajasana or Lord of the Dance Pose. Kareena Kapoor begins her morning with yoga's Natarajasana, internet calls her graceful If …