The Dancing Siva in Early South Indian Art

Achchalpuram Adavallar Aditya II Agastya anjali mudra Apasmara ardhamandapa Bhikshatana bronze image bronze Nataraja built by Sembiyan canonical central devakoshtha consort crescent moon DANCING SIVA dated about A.D. dated temple dhoti diadem DOUGLAS BARRETT Early Cola Period east devakoshtha fabric fan of Konnai fire burns flanking floating locks Ganesa god's left god's right goddess Ganga hair head Ibid iconographic scheme inches in height Indian Inscriptions Kilakkadu Konnai leaves Kumbakonam large conical bowl large quatrefoil jewel mend MORTIMER WHEELER Nallur Nataraja in ananda Nataraja in ananda-tandava Nataraja occupies Pallava Parvati Phase A.D. pilasters plain niches Plates Pondicherry prabha Punjai Rajaraja Rajarajesvara Temple Rashtrakutas recutting sash Second Phase Sembiyan Mahadevi side simply welded siras cakra Siva Sivapuram South Arcot SOUTH INDIAN ART south wall Tandantottam tandava Tanjavur Third Phase images Third Phase series three devakoshthas Tirunaraiyur Tiruppalanam Tiruppugalur Tiruvaduturai Tiruverumbur torana Uttama Cola Vedaranyam vertical strings vimana Vriddhachalam waist-sash