In simple words it is a closed fist position of the palm. When the four fingers are pressed closely against the palm, while, the thumb…
While doing Shikhara mudra, bending the pointer finger and pressing it over the thumb is the Kapitta mudra. Viniyoga Shlokam: lakshmyam chaiva sarswatyam Natnaam taladharanay…
Asamyukta hastas are done using single hand. The Natyshastra mentions about 28 Mudras ie upto Trishula Mudra. There are four new mudra added to this…
Kartarimukha Mudra is done when the little finger and the ring finger is bent and pressed against the thumb. While the index finger and the…
In Ardhachandra all the finger are held straight and together, except the thumb finger which is held apart. It is just like the Pataka gesture…
Tanjore Quartet – The modern day Bharatanatyam was given the formal shape by these four Nattuvanars (widely known as Tanjaore Bandhu) namely Chinnaiya, Ponaiyah, Sivanandam,…
In the last post we saw about Angika Abhinaya and Vachika Abhinaya. Now lets see what Aharaya and Sattvika Abhinaya mean. 3. The Aharya aspect…
Abhinaya in Dance (Part 1) Before we move on to the explanation of different Abhinayas I would like to share a popular shloka (poetic verse)…
Hope you must have tried out the fifth and sixth step. Today I shall describe the seventh step. Be in Ardhamandala and hands stretched out…
As we saw the third and the fourth step is very similar. The fifth and the sixth are similar as well. let see how it…