Seven Forms of Tandava Performed by Shiva – Seven types of Tandava

Seven Forms of Tandava performed by Shiva are:

1. Kalika Tandavam – dance of creation
2. Sandhya Tandavam – dance of preservation of cosmos
3. Shankara Tandavam – dance of destruction
4. Tripura Tandavam – dance of concealment
5. Vurtha Tandavam or Anugraha Thandavam – the dance through which beings experience the world. The grace of Shiva with which He reveals to the self its true nature.
6. Ananda Tandava – He carries out all the above said five functions – Nataraja Form
7. Bhujangatirasam – Named after the serpent which Shiva wears.

Another famous Tandava performed by Shiva is the Urdhva Tandava, when he competed with Goddess Parvati.