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Alapallavobaṇas

Nṛttahastas - Dance hands (single and combined)

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1200 CE - 1300 CE
Jāyasenāpativiracita Nṛttaratnāvalī, Volume I (NrtN) - Pappu Venugopala Rao and Yashoda Thakore
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2:280-281

Alapallava hastas start to move from chest with udvestita karana. The arms are stretched out to take these hastas above the shoulders. As the fingers shake, the arms are brought in front of the shoulders and bent inwards. These are alapallavobaṇas hastas. Others call these vatavartinika.

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