Explanation

'The King of Dance' describes Nataraja — Shiva as the cosmic dancer performing the ananda-tandava — and the iconic representation is the Chola bronze Nataraja (9th–13th centuries), with the ring of fire, the damaru, and the demon of ignorance (Apasmara) underfoot. The Trimurti at Elephanta (option A) is the three-faced Shiva; Kaliyamardan (option B) depicts Krishna subduing the serpent Kaliya; the Gandhara Bodhisattva Maitreya (option C) is a Buddhist figure. Hence option D.