Nataraja `நடராசர்` or Kooththan`கூத்தன்: , (lang, The Lord (or King) of Dance), is a depiction of the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer who performs his divine dance to destroy a weary universe and make preparations for the god Brahma to start the process of creation. ==Depiction== The dance of Shiva in Tillai, the trad...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja
the Hindu god Shiva in his form as the cosmic dancer, represented in metal or stone in most Shaiva temples of South India. Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/10