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The masterpiece of Chola sculpture is the famous Nataraja or the Dancing Shiva image at ____________.

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Thanjavur
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Chidambaram
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Kalahasti
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Sri Sailam
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Solution

The correct option is B Chidambaram

Nataraja image sculpted by Chola rulers is a depiction of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic ecstatic dancer. The dance of Shiva in Thillai, the traditional name for Chidambaram, forms the motif for all the depictions of Shiva as Nataraja.


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