Kapitta Hand Gesture (Mudra)

January 5th, 2008 No Comments

While doing Shikhara mudra, bending the pointer finger and pressing it over the thumb is the Kapitta mudra.

It is used to denote the following:-

Goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati
Milking Cows
Holding Cymbals
Holding Flowers at the time of making Love.
Grasping the end of the robes
Offering Insense or Light
Collyrium (applying Kajal)

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