Kanagasabai
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Kanagasabai is the Tamil name of the Hindu God Shiva in the temple in Chidambaram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. In this temple the main idol, will be in the dancing form, which is usually called as Nataraja. Kanagasabai is a combination of two Tamil words, kanagam meaning gold and sabai meaning court. Since the idol is believed to be performing Bharathanatyam, one of the traditional indian dance forms, in the court made of gold,the idol is named as Kanagasabai.
It is a common practice in India to name people after their Gods;[citation needed] this name is also used to refer to the masculine gender.
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