Apart from these interpretations there are other interpretations of the other aspects of the Nadanta Murti. Each devotee has his own interpretation. But the most common interpretation is as follows: The Nataraja Murthi as a Dancer is standing on his right leg with a broad chest facing front. He has four hands, two right and two left hands of which one left hand holds the fire, and the other

left hand is in ‘Gajahasta’ (or elephant’s trunk) his head is adorned with the knot of hair in which on the right side is Ganga Devi flowing down representing the eternal flow of life (Ganga Devi has folded hands in Anjali) and on the left side is the ‘Ardhachndra’ or half moon representing goodness of life and wisdom or as some others say ‘Soma Chakra’ as mentioned in ‘Kundalini Yoga’. He has in its right ear ‘Makara Kundala’, a man’s ear ring  and in the left ear Tatanka or a woman’s ear-ring

suggesting the concept of ‘Ardha Nareeshwara’ or the union of man and woman in the creation of life or the synthesis of ‘Purusha and Prakriti’, of Tandava and lasya. His third eye in his forehead represents Jnana or Knowledge. It was with the opening of the third eye or by the ray of the third eye, He destroys Kama or desire; that is, knowledge overcomes desires. The twisting serpents on