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Dancing on the Head of the Serpent
Dancing on the Head of the Serpent is the fifth studio album, and the sixth album overall, by the Swedish hard rock band Jerusalem. Unlike their first four studio albums, it was recorded only in English, although there are two different versions. The original version was released in Scandinavia in 1987 on JM Records. In 1988, Refuge Records released a re-recorded and remixed version in the United States, with slightly different artwork. This was the first Jerusalem album to be
, is depicted as "Ashtabhuja tandavsa nritya murtis" (Eight armed form of Ganesha dancing the Tandava) in temple sculptures. Shiva Tandava Stotram is a stotra (Hindu hymn) that describes Shiva's power and beauty. The Bhagavata Purana talks of Krishna dancing his Tandava on the head of the serpent Kaliya. According to Jain traditions, Indra is said to have performed the Tandava in honour of Rishabha (Jain tirthankar) on the latter's birth.
See also.
- One Hundred and Eight Shiva Thandavam
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