slight flexion (in the standing pose of a figure)
hand suggestive of protection (cf. abhaya-mudra)
a gesture granting freedom from fear – finger pointing (cf. abhaya)
hand-pose assuring protection (cf. abhaya); gesture of fearlessness, reassurance and protection offered by deity to devotee, with right hand displayed palm outwards and fingers raised
the pose of a warrior, with his right leg bent forward and left drawn back (cf. pratyalidha)
dance pose; ‘dance of bliss’ – associated with South Indian representations of Shiva Nataraja, especially processional bronze images
a gana with graceful flexion
bodily gryations in a dance pose
a pose of anjali with the palm of the hands joined together near the chest; ‘two handfuls’ – pose with hands clasped together in respectful greeting and adoration, characteristic of subordinate deities, attendant gods and devotees
hands in crescent moon-like form to hold fire
seated with both legs on the seat, one raised up and the other bent
seated with both legs on the seat, one raised up and the other bent
hand around one bent leg in meditative pose
meditative mode of seat with ardha-yogapatta
single hand in dance gesticulation
single hand in dance gesticulation
seated pose; alternatively, a kind of seat
multi-flexed pose
‘scared by snake’, a dance-pose suggesting movement away from a snake out of fear
a dance-pose, with the left foot slightly raised but still touching the ground; lit. clever
hand held straight like a stick (cf. kari-hasta)
hand suggesting the first turning of the wheel of law by Buddha at Sārnāth
meditation or hands in meditation
duoflex pose
posture of the hand hanging down in the manner of the tail of a cow
mode of hand suggestive in dance, single asamyuta or double samyuta
hands crossed
dance pose; classified and codified dance movements
hand held straight like a stick (cf. danda-hasta)
a holding gesture
the gesture of kartari
fingers of the hand held like a pair of scissors to hold an object
a pose of holding between the closed fingers
the pose of hand in kataka
hand in an attitude of holding a lily
pose in which the hand is held straight below the hip
Kayotsarga means to give up one’s physical comfort and body movements, thus staying steady, either in a standing or other posture, and concentrating upon the true nature of the soul.
relaxed sitting posture with one leg pendant, the other bent at the knee
dance pose; graceful form
sitting posture with one leg folded at the hip, touching the thigh of the other, which hangs with the heels slightly raised above the pedestal which is touched only by the toe or a few fingers
a royal pose of sitting at ease; seated pose of ease like a king, with the right hand resting on the knee of the bent right leg
gesture of the hand
crossed legs
Lotus pose: a seated pose of ease with the legs crossed and feet resting on the thighs with the soles turned up; alternativly, the lotus shaped seat or pedestal (also padma-pitham)
legs bound in a strap for so they stay easily kept in a yogic meditation pose (cf. yoga-patta)
seated pose with legs locked over seat
warrior’s pose, the opposite of alidha
a posture in which the figure is shown without flexions of the body (see also abhanga, tribhanga)
straight pose with feet together
double hand in dance gesticulation
double hand in dance gesticulation
a pose like a hooded serpent
hand with pointing finger in terrifying attitude
seated at ease
dance poses
hand in attitude of threatening
literally ‘triple-bent’; triflex (in the standing pose of a figure); consisting of three bows (neck, hips and knees) existing posture of a figure in the form of an ‘S’, she is considered graceful and sensual; exaggerated contrapposto
a pose of the leg tucked up on the seat
seated with a bent leg raised on the seat itself and the other dangling
a hand lowered; palm forward, fingers pointing downwards
hand-pose conferring a boon
hero’s seated pose with one leg on the other
hand gesture of explanation, especially associated with Shiva and his followers
hand-pose in the attitude of exposition
a band-strip for binding the legs in a meditation pose (cf. paryanka-bandha)
meditative pose
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