NATANAM ADINAR performed by Jai-Jagdeesh

NATANAM ADINAR

Lyrics: The poem which tells the story was written by Gopalakrishna Bharati

Choreographer: Rukmini Devi

About: This dance is a Kirtanam describing a famous event in the mythology of the great temple at Chidambaram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is believed that the temple marks the location where the Lord Shiva himself manifested to a group of devotees to perform the cosmic Tandava, the dance of destruction and creation.