▁Bra h ma ▁and ▁V ish nu . ▁ ▁N atar aja ▁▁ ▁N atar aja ▁or ▁N atar aj , ▁The ▁Lord ▁( or ▁King ) ▁of ▁Dance ; ▁( T amil : ▁ க <0xE0> <0xAF> <0x82> த ் த ன ் ▁( K ooth than )) ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁dep iction ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁god ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁the ▁cos mic ▁dan cer ▁K ooth an ▁who ▁performs ▁his ▁divine ▁dance ▁to ▁destroy ▁a ▁we ary ▁universe ▁and ▁make ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁god ▁Bra h ma ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁creation . ▁A ▁T amil ▁concept , ▁Sh iva ▁was ▁first ▁dep icted ▁as ▁N atar aja ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁Ch ola ▁bron zes ▁and ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁Ch id amb aram . ▁The ▁dance ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁in ▁T illa i , ▁the ▁traditional ▁name ▁for ▁Ch id amb aram , ▁forms ▁the ▁mot if ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁as ▁N atar aja . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" S ab es an " ▁which ▁spl its ▁as ▁Sab ay il ▁a ad um ▁e es an ▁in ▁T amil ▁which ▁means ▁" The ▁Lord ▁who ▁d ances ▁on ▁the ▁da is ". ▁ ▁The ▁form ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁most ▁Sh iva ▁tem ples ▁in ▁South ▁India , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁de ity ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁temple ▁at ▁Ch id amb aram . ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁is ▁usually ▁made ▁in ▁bronze , ▁with ▁Sh iva ▁dan cing ▁in ▁an ▁a