The eastern entrance of the <i>mandapa,</i> the antechamber leading to the main shrine. The carving on the pediment depicts the ten-armed dancing Shiva, Shiva Nataraja, Lord of the Cosmic Dance. As god of both creation and destruction he has the awesome ability to create, sustain, and withdraw the universe. Here he is seen dancing on an altar on Kailasa, his mountain home.
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