The Chola Dynasty

Category Posture of the figure

The hand posture as well as the posture of the figure, e.g. sitting, standing, bent, dancing, meditating.

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Ab Al An Ar As At

ananda-tandava

dance pose; ‘dance of bliss’ – associated with South Indian representations of Shiva Nataraja, especially processional bronze images

Friday, August 2, 2019

anchita-gana

a gana with graceful flexion

Monday, February 19, 2024

angaharas

bodily gryations in a dance pose

Friday, August 2, 2019

anjali-mudra

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

Monday, February 19, 2024

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