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Saṃyuta Hasta - Double Hand Gestures

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1100 CE - 1200 CE
Abhinaya Darpanam of Nandikeswara (AD) - P.S.R. Apparao

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Description:
8:572-573

When the forefinger and the little finger of Simhamukha hasta are placed at the backs of the middle finger and the ring finger, respectively, it becomes Ajāmukha hasta.

Meaning:
8:572-573:

Ajāmukha hasta denotes the faces of goats etc., the faces of animals without horns, elephant's kumbhasthalam and the wrestler's fight.

Based upon:
When the tips of the middle finger and the ring finger are applied to the thumb and the rest are extended, it becomes Simhamukha hasta (Simha-âsya = Simha-vaktra = Simha-ānana = Simhamukha = Lion's face).

When the tips of the middle finger and the ring finger are applied to the thumb and the rest are extended, it becomes Simhamukha hasta (Simha-âsya = Simha-vaktra = Simha-ānana = Simhamukha = Lion's face).

Siṁhamukha - 7:362-364
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