Deepak Kumar Vasudevan#SundayVibes with #Nataraj
Jo Qatana
Sharad MohanAn extremely rare idol of #Shiva in His fierce dancing posture known as the #Nataraja #Nataraj has, day before yesterday, been withdrawn from an auction by Christie's from its #Paris #France sale.
This Idol was stolen in 1972 from #Pondicherry #TamilNadu & smuggled abroad.
Catalogued at β¬300,000, this c1600AD #Vijayanagar Period #Hindu idol is being repatriated back to #India
#AncientIndia #IndianHistory #IndianCulture #IndianHeritage #History #Heritage #Culture #Hinduism #Religion
herrgnatz@cvasilevski Those look really nice. I wanted to get a #Nataraj myself for a long time now but the price always puts me off. π