“Oh lord Shiva, you are surrounded by coldness! In your matted locks - the Ganga, on your forehead - the crescent moon, your body adorned with serpents, on your left your loving wife Parvati- the daughter of the Himalayas!! Your body smeared with sandal paste! All cold!! ……and here I am, your devotee, burning with worldly desires! Come reside in me, Oh lord! So I may provide you with warmth and you may subside my burning self!!”

• Credits:
• Solo Performance (Performed once by Dheerendra Tiwari at Darbar Festival 2017, Sadlers Wells, London)
• Choreography and concept: Aditi Mangaldas
• Music: Samiullah khan
• Costume: Aditi Mangaldas
• Sung Literature: Appaya Dikshit
• Costume: Aditi Mangaldas
• Production: Aditi Mangaldas Dance Company – The Drishtikon Dance Foundation