Bharatanatyam Mudras - Online Learning

1.Pataki 

 Pataki means “Flag”.Pataki is done with all fingers held straight like the stop sign.There should be no gap between the fingers.

2.Tripataaka 

Tripataaka means “three parts of the flag”.In this mudra,all the fingers are held straight and close together like the stop sign except for the ring finger which is bent.

3.Ardhapataaka 

 Ardhapataaka means “half flag”.It is done by bending the little finger after doing the Tripataaka.

4.Kartarimukha 

Kartarimukha mudras is done when the little finger and the ring finger is bent and pressed against the thumb. While the index finger and the middle finger is stretched to show a scissor.

5.Mayura 

The ring finger and the tip of the thumb touch each other fingers are held straight without any gap.

6.Ardhachandra 

In Ardhachandra all the fingers is held straight and together, except the thumb fingerwhich is held apart.It is just like the Pataki gesture, but the thumfinger is held straight and not bent like in Pataka.

7.Araala 

It is dine when the index finger is bent while doing the Pataka mudra. Here the index finger is bent along with the thumb,while the other fingers are held straight.

8.Shukatunda : When the ring finger of the Araala mudra is bent we get Shukatunda Hasta.

9. Mushthi : In simple words it is a closed first position of the palm. When the four fingers are pressed closely against the palm,  while the thumb is held tightly between the palm and the other four fingers. The thumb can also be placed on the four fingers.

10. Shikhara: Here all the fingers are bent and pressed against the palm except the thumb.The thumb is raised and held-erect.