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Nṛttahastas - Dance hands (single and combined)

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1500 CE - 1600 CE
Nartananirnaya of Sri Pandrika Vitthala Vol. 3 (NN) - R. Sathyanarayana

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7:127

Two arāla hands, (placed) on the hip and (in the region of the )head [constitute] varadābhayada.

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Based upon:
Curving [further] the bent forefinger of catura [gives] arāla.

Arāla - 7:95
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1600 CE - 1650 CE
Saṅgītanārāyaṇa (SN) - Mandakranta Bose

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3:528

The right and the left hands in arāla are separated and placed on the [corresponding] hips in varada [giving a boon] and abhaya [giving assurance] hands in varadābhaya hand [gesture].

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Based upon:
That is known as arala where the thumb is bent like a bow at first, the palm is curved in the middle and the rest of [the fingers] are half bent touching [each other].

That is known as arala where the thumb is bent like a bow at first, the palm is curved in the middle and the rest of [the fingers] are half bent touching [each other].

Arāla - 3:355-357
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Nṛttahastas - Dance hands (single and combined)

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