Nataraja as Ardhanarishwara

Inspired by the composition "Kaalai thooki nindraadum deivame" by Marimuthu Pillai.senkaiyil maan thookki sivandha mazhuvum thookkiangatthil oru pennai anudinamum thookkigangayai thingalai gatitta sadaimel thookkiingum angumaai thedi iruvar kandariyaadha....kaalai thookki nindraadum deivameHe who holds the antelope and reddish axe in His beautiful hands,whose other half is eternally the divine feminine (shakti),He who bears the moon and the Ganga on his matted locks,who couldn't be found by the Two who went in search of Him... O lord who lifts His leg and dances in abandon, raise your hand to uplift me.(The last line refers to the legend of Shiva turning into a huge column of light, Brahma and Vishnu taking the form of a swan and boar to find the source and end of the light).