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# Nataraja

Figure of Shiva as Nataraja dancing with his right foot on the prostrate demon Apasmara with tarjani mudra, shown on a lotus pedestal. He carries damaru and fire in his rear hands, while his front right hand is in abhaya mudra. His other left hand is in gaja hasta mudra.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1700–1799 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.62-494](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.nm.62-494) · Pramāṇa
