Australia to return dancing Shiva statue

[Shatterpoint]

"The gallery has removed from display the 900-year-old Shiva Nataraja idol it bought for $5.6 million in 2007 from New York dealer Subhash Kapoor.

Kapoor is facing trial in Chennai, India, for allegedly trafficking stolen antiquities, including that statue, from two Indian temples."

Aust to return dancing Shiva statue

 

[Shatterpoint]

Here is the link and the video to the investigation carried out by one of Australia's leading investigative shows 4 Corners.

The Dancing Shiva - Four Corners

 

[RPK]

"sivan sothu kula nasam"

 

[oFFbEAT]

A similar statue is there, infront of the CERN(European Organization for Nuclear Research) building......it's called 'Nataraja'....

 

[Tshering22]

I think this one was genuine and not stolen.

 

[oFFbEAT]

I think this one was genuine and not stolen.

ofcourse not....if you're talking about the CERN statue............I just gave an example.......
The CERN statue was gifted by the Indian Govt.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

A similar statue is there, infront of the CERN(European Organization for Nuclear Research) building......it's called 'Nataraja'....

Do yu know why CERN was excited about Lord Shiva in Hindu Mythology and especially Natraja?

 

[oFFbEAT]

Do yu know why CERN was excited about Lord Shiva in Hindu Mythology and especially Natraja?

......in short.....cycle of destruction and creation........isn't it?

 

[terranMarine]

Kinda awkward why the Japanese portrait Shiva as a female in their Final Fantasy games

 

[oFFbEAT]

Kinda awkward why the Japanese portrait Shiva as a female in their Final Fantasy games

Do they say it is the Hindu god Shiva??.....it can be used only as a name you know....

 

[terranMarine]

Do they say it is the Hindu god Shiva??.....it can be used only as a name you know....

Have you ever played FF games?

 

[oFFbEAT]

Have you ever played FF games?

NO....that's why asking.....

 

[terranMarine]

NO....that's why asking.....

In almost every franchise they use gods or goddesses from other religions such as Ifrit, Shiva, Odin, Bahamut, Leviathan etc..
Shiva has always been designed as a woman in their FF games.

 

[Kloitra]

May be because it ends with a, which is generally used in female names?
Shiva is English mispronunciation of Shiv.

Kinda awkward why the Japanese portrait Shiva as a female in their Final Fantasy games

 

[oFFbEAT]

In almost every franchise they use gods or goddesses from other religions such as Ifrit, Shiva, Odin, Bahamut, Leviathan etc..
Shiva has always been designed as a woman in their FF games.

If they use gods and goddesses' names then most probably they meant the Hindu god Shiva......but Shiva is not female......they might have got confused by the long hair of Shiva...LOL