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⁹¹ Three types of Śiva dances are mentioned in Hindu literature (1) evening dance in the Himālaya with a divine chorus which was the source of all movement within the cosmos, (2) Tāndava dance was performed in cemeteries and burning grounds which released the countless souls of men from the snare of illusion, (3) Naḍanta dance of Natarāja was performed before the assembly in the golden hall of Chidambaram or Tillai, the centre of the universe which shows that the place of dance, the centre of the universe is within the heart (Coomaraswamy, op cit, pp 56 f, 65, also C R Srīnivasa Aiyangar, Cultural aspects of Indian Music and Dancing, The Cultural Heritage of India, Vol. III, p 586.