When both hands held in Alapadma hasta are crossed at the wrists and placed near the chest we get the Avahitta hand gesture.

Lets take a look at the viniyoga shloka: (uses)
Srungara Natanechiva Leelaa Kandukadharane
Kucharthe Yujyate Soyamavahitthakaraabhidhaha
This gesture is used to show :
1) Love
2) Playing with balls (can be any balls not just rubber, but also [...]

Following is the sollukettu for the fifth and the tenth variation. It is a combination of all the previous syllables. The bols are “Tai Dhit Dhit Tai; Tai Tai Dhit Dhit Tai; Tai Tai Tai Dhit Dhit Tai“.

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Following is the sollukettu for the fourth and the ninth variation. The sollukettu (syllables or bols) of these steps are “Tai Tai Tai, Dhit Dhit Tai“.

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Today I would like to step a bit back and explore the basics of Bharatanatyam. As you may know, Bharatanatyam is generally referred to have three distinct streams or aspects:
Nritta, Nrittya and Natya
For quick recall, we can refer to them as the 3N s of the dance form. What does each of them represent?
Nritta is [...]