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
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