| Manifestations of Shiva | |
| Director: | Malcolm Leigh |
| Producer: | Muriel Peters Smithsonian Institution Atlantic Richfield Foundation |
| Starring: | Guru Mani Madhava Chakkiar |
| Cinematography: | Malcolm Leigh |
| Editing: | Robert T Megginson |
| Distributor: | Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Asia Society |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Manifestations of Shiva is a 1980 documentary film (90-minute) about the Hindu god Shiva's worship. It carries the performance aspects of Shiva-worship through dance, performing art, visual art and music. The film is directed by Malcolm Leigh and main casting is done by the legendary Kutiyattam (2000-year-old Sanskrit Indian theatre tradition) artist and authority of Abhinaya (the classical Indian acting style) and Natya Shastra scholar - Nātyāchārya Guru Māni Mādhava Chākyār.