Archives Glossary of special terms

abhanga

slight flexion (in the standing pose of a figure)

abharana

adornment

abhaya

hand suggestive of protection (cf. abhaya-mudra)

abhaya-hasta

a gesture granting freedom from fear – finger pointing (cf. abhaya)

abhaya-mudra

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

abhinaya

gesticulate

abhisarika

on a secret rendezvous

abhisheka

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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