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'''''Tandava''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or '''''Tandava dance''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a divine dance form invented by [[Shiva]]. | '''''Tandava''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव) or '''''Tandava dance''''' (Devanagari: ताण्डव नृत्य) is a divine dance form invented by [[Shiva]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Saḿgiita: Song, Dance and Instrumental|author=Shrii Shrii Anandamurti|chapter=Shiva – the Embodiment of Saḿgiita}}</ref> | ||
The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy:<ref>[http://www.mahashivratri.org/shiva-tandava.html Ananda Coomaraswamy, cited at www.mahashivratri.org]</ref> | The dance is a pictorial allegory of the five principal manifestations of eternal energy:<ref>[http://www.mahashivratri.org/shiva-tandava.html Ananda Coomaraswamy, cited at www.mahashivratri.org]</ref> |