slight flexion (in the standing pose of a figure)
adornment
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
gesticulate
on a secret rendezvous
ceremonial bath; ‘ritual bathing’ – ceremonial lustration of a sacred image with water, milk, honey and so on, also performed to confer or confirm kingship and marriage
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