{
  "id": 1904808,
  "title": "India gifted CERN a Shiva Nataraja statue in 2004 - here's why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/india-gifted-cern-a-shiva-nataraja-statue-in-2004-heres-why",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T07:36:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/cern-where-scientists-smash-particles-at-nearly-the-speed-of-light-has-a-2-metre-shiva-nataraja-statue-outside-why-india-gifted-the-cosmic-dancer-to-the-physics-lab-in-2004/articleshow/133340941.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 2004, India presented CERN with a statue of Shiva Nataraja, a powerful symbol of cosmic creation and destruction. This statue serves as a metaphor for the essence of scientific exploration. At CERN, researchers delve into the universe's tiniest components and its earliest moments, viewing Shiva's dance as a representation of the ever-changing behavior of subatomic particles, weaving together…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}