Category Standing-pose

Standing pose

abhanga

slight flexion (in the standing pose of a figure)

alidha

the pose of a warrior, with his right leg bent forward and left drawn back (cf. pratyalidha)

anchita-gana

a gana with graceful flexion

kayotsarga

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.

pratyalidha

warrior’s pose, the opposite of alidha

samabhanga

a posture in which the figure is shown without flexions of the body (see also abhanga, tribhanga)

samapada

straight pose with feet together

sarbamudra

a pose like a hooded serpent

tribhanga

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

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