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Some mudras of bharatnatyam dance

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Here are a few Mudras or hand gestures to keep you going!



Pataaka = Flag



Hold all your fingers straight signalling like a stop. The only difference is that your thumb should be bent a little bit and all the fingers are to be held tight. Pataaka Mudra is used to depicting clouds, forests, denial and during the start of the Adavu.  

Tripataaka = Three colours



From your Pataaka hand gesture, just bend your ring finger alone. Tripataaka depicts trees, arrows, crown, and thunder.

Artha pataaka = Half of a flag



Artha pataaka is also like Tripataaka but you should bend your little finger such that only your index and your middle finger will be stretched open. This Hasta is used to show ‘two’, leaves, board or a slab, etc.

Kartari Mukha = Scissors



Kartari Mukha Mudra is done from Artha pataaka. With your little finger and the ring finger bent and pressed against the thumb, gently open your index finger and the middle finger and stretch it to show a scissor. This Mudra is also used to portray opposition, anger, looting and separation.

Mayurakhyo = A peacock



From the previous Mudra, retain the position of your thumb and ring finger. The index, middle and little finger should be in line and are to be held tight. This Hasta/Mudra shows creepers, birds, and Krishna’s feather crown.

Arthachandra = Half moon



The Arthachandra Mudra is performed will all the fingers up and straight. It replicates the Pataaka Mudra but the thumb is in line with the other fingers as well. The Mudra is also used to depict a spear, throat and the likes.

Araala = Bent



From the Arthachandra, just bend your index finger and your thumb. This is Araala. The significances of Araala are its uses to represent drinking, harsh wind etc.

Shukhathunda = Parrot’s head



Just bend the ring finger after doing Araala and the Shukathunda Mudra emerges. Usually, Shukathunda represents a parrot’s head but it also means shooting, remembering one’s abode and a spear.

Mushti = Fist



Mushti is nothing but clenching your hands. Resting your thumb in the clasps of the other fingers, the Mudra is formed. You can also place the thumb on the fingers. This Mudra illustrates grasping, steadfastness and a combative position.

Shikara = A peak



Just raise your thumb up from the Mushti Mudra and there you are. Shikara usually looks like a thumbs up sign and means the king or the peak or an armour. It is also used to show bow and pillars.

Kapittha = Elephant apple



Rest your pointer finger over your thumb and continue doing the Shikara Mudra. This Mudra is called Kapittha which means Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati. It is also used to portray milking cows, holding cymbals or holding a flower.

Kataka Mukha = Opening of a bracelet, Bird, Girl



In Bharatanatyam, Kataka Mukha is the only Mudra that is done in three ways. One of them is the opening of a bracelet. Bring together your index, middle fingers and thumb. This mudra is used to show plucking flowers, holding or wearing a necklace and talking/seeing.    

Suchi = Needle



The middle, ring and the little fingers are pressed against the thumb, while the forefinger is held straight. This forms the Suchi Hasta. This Mudra demonstrates the Supreme soul, one hundred, the sun, or a city.


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