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Everywhere Pan-India 95 South India 67 West India 30 East India 22 North India 15 The Himalaya 12 Northeast India 5 Southeast Asia 4 Central India 4

Temple legend · 3 tellings · contested

The dance at Tillai and the contest with Kali

Two sages, the serpent Patanjali and the tiger-footed Vyaghrapada, ask to see Shiva's dance.

Nataraja, Shiva, Parvati, Patanjali

Pan-India South India

Legend · 2 tellings · contested

The race around the world

Shiva and Parvati must choose between their two sons.

Ganesha, Kartikeya, Shiva, Parvati

Pan-India South India