Hasta (हस्त) or Hastamudrā refers gestures and movements of hands (cf. mudra) and is one of the three subdivisions of pratimalakshana (postures of icons); hand poses; mode of hand suggestive in dance, single asamyukta or double samyukta;

The three kinds of hasta are: asamyukta-hasta, samyukta-hasta and nrtta-hasta.

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