The Dance of Creation (Other view of Big Bang)

"If MJ was alive i would have collaborated my science with his dance to create my own world"

Ancient Indians believe that it is the dance of Lord Shiva that created the world. They believe that Lord Shiva is the creator and destroyer of life. The theory of big bang is portrayed in the form of a statue of Nataraja (a name of Lord Shiva when he dances). According to ancient texts Lord Shiva performs Ananda Tandava, a form of dance in which the universe is created, maintained and dissolved. It is surprising that modern research has assumed a theory for the creation of universe, “Big Bang” somewhere around the 1900’s, but ancient Indians have made their assumption thousands of years ago, that remained unnoticed. Though Nataraja statue is worshipped in many parts of the world, it is mainly known for its origin in Chidambaram temple where it is believed that Lord Shiva actually performed the dance. When observed there is an arch of fire around Lord Shiva which symbolizes creation and the cycle of life. In his upper right hand he has a drum which illustrates time and sound. In fact researchers also presume that first sound of world may be “OM” which Indians used to praise lord Shiva by a phrase “OM NAMA SHIVAYA”. In his upper left hand he has Agni (fire) which are the forces of creation and destruction. There is a cobra in his lower right arm and he shows Abhaya mudra which means one must not fear evil. The lower left arm points towards the foot which means liberation. There is a demon underneath his leg which mean good wins over evil. All these ideas are derived from old ancient texts published around 12^th century. Many ancient Tamil scholars have written about this dance and its ideas behind it. There is also another interesting story which I came across while reading an article. Once lord Shiva and goddess Kali decided to see who was best in dance. Lord Shiva performed a lot of steps and goddess Kali repeated those steps exactly with the same expression. Then lord Shiva raised his left leg, dipped kunkumam and placed it on Kali’s forehead. She stood stunned as she cannot place her leg on her husband. That is when Lord Shiva was said to be Nataraja. This statue and paintings of the dance were very famous during the Cholas reign. Apart from this there are also few mesmerizing stories about the Chidambaram temple which is called the Chidambaram Ragasiyam (secret of Chidambaram). After 8 years of research, Western scientists have proved that the Centre point of World’s Magnetic Equator is below the foot of Nataraja statue.  The temple has 9 entrances denoting 9 openings of the body. Temple roof is made up of 21600 gold sheets which denotes the average breaths taken by a person every day. This temple is known as the “Temple of Space”. But I believe there is some secret which we will never come to know. Also in 2004, a 2m statue of Nataraja was gifted by Indian government to CERN, Geneva to celebrate research center’s friendly relationship with India. Thus this marvel is something which connects science and god.