GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with four hands. Bronze icon of Nataraja is the finest example of Chola sculpture.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest free-standing stone sculptures of Nataraja were built by Chola queen Sembiyan Mahadevi. Nataraja gained special significance and became a symbol of royalty in Tamil Nadu. The dancing Shiva became a part of Chola era processions and religious festivals, a practice that continued thereafter.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chola bronzes, large statues of Hindu deities that fill the temples of south India, are perhaps the best-known images of that country’s religious art.