Bharata Natyam
Elizabeth Kelly
Kūrma
Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures
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Kūrma (tortoise): the ends of the fingers of the Cakra hand are bent, except the thumbs and little fingers.
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tortoise
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Kūrma. When the tips of thumbs and little fingers of the Cakra hands are bent, it is called the Kūrma hand.
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It is used to denote a tortoise.
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In Cakra hasta, if the thumbs and the little fingers are extended and the ends of the other three fingers are bent, it becomes Kūrma hasta.
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Kūrma is used to denote the tortoise.
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Kurma: Show the Kurma hands on the same level with the shoulders. This is called the hands of the Kurma-Avatara.
