NDLI: Dance Karanas - Tala-Puspa-Puta

Content Provider	IGNCA - Brihadiswara Temple
Description	The first panel right of the entrance represents the karana, tala-puspa-puta. The position of the sculpture itself is highly suggestive of offering flowers to the Supreme Parasiva who is identified with Paramananda tandavamurti suggested in the form of space inside the sanctum garbhagrha. It has been mentioned earlier that the Supreme dance takes place in space and the first karana is positioned at the entrance as if offering flowers to Parakasa, the main philosophy on which the temple is built. The sculpture portrayssiva with four arms performing the dance karana called tala-puspa-puta in which the front arms are joined in the act of offering flowers with his palms held like a cup, which gives the name to the karana as puspa puta flower cup. The hand offering almost assumes the gesture of anjali (respectful salutations). The offering arms are in the left side of the chest but pushed forward in the moment of offering with the front fingers pointing down. The left arm is slightly raised and the right bent at the elbow is pushed down slightly and extended to suggest the action of offering. The face is turned in the same direction while the head is slightly thrown back. rmally the eyes should be looking at the hand gesture - the eye should move with the hand gesture is the general principle - but here it is shown raised up suggesting the floral offering is at its end. The rear arms are also bent at the elbow, the right holding the drum and the left fire, along with the movements of the arms called sannatam parsvam.
File Format	JPG / JPEG
Language	Sanskrit English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Rajarajeswaram Chola Dynasty Shaivism Shaktism Supreme Parasiva Chola Emperor Rajaraja Tamil Architecture Tamizhism Parakasa Dravidian Architecture Great Living Chola Temples Iconography Vaishnavism UNESCO World Heritage Site
Alternative Title	तलपुष्पपुटम्
Content Type	Image Audio
Resource Type	Photograph

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