Lord Shiva the destroyer of demon Tripura symbolized in this dancing form statue 'Tripura-Tandav-Murati'  a dancing form of Shiva. Many forms of Shiva dancing mode are described of which the most popular form is Nataraja ; the king of dance. Shiva's other dancing forms include Anand-Tandav-Murti ; dancing in the pleasant and cheerful mood, Uma-Tandav-Murti ; the dancing with His cosort Parvati,Tripura-Tandav-Murti;Shiva killing Tripurasura and Urdhva-Tandav-Murti;Shiva dancing in the air.