Utkuṭikā or Utkutikasana is a peculiar posture in which the person sits with his heels kept close to the bottom and with the back slightly curved; a pose of the leg tucked up on the seat
Utkuṭikāsana (उत्कुटिकासन) or Utkutika is a peculiar posture in which the person sits with his heels kept close to the bottom and with the back slightly curved; seated with a bent leg raised on the seat itself and the other… Continue Reading →
generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion; religious festivals focused on processions and held periodically, the most spectacular being annual parades
Mandapa in which the processional deities of bronze are kept during celebrations.
a movable festival image or idol of gods and saints used for procession, generally bronze; is a form of a murti (icon) which represents a deity. The portable utsava-murti is employed in the tradition of temple processions, serving as a… Continue Reading →
Uttamā (उत्तमा), highest
Rama’s last act
This is the hand-pose of perfection. In this all the fingers are locked, palms together, with the thumbs and the index fingers touching at the tips, with the fingers extended upwards. It is the mudra of Gautama and Namasangīti.
a shawl-like garment worn across the upper part of the body; upper garment; an upper cloth
(also uttiram, Tamil: உத்திரம்) cross-beam
(also uttira, Tamil: உத்திரம்) cross-beam
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