Alapadma

अलपद्म

Sanskrita · la · pad · ma

Full-blown lotus — fingers fanned out and separated

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Alapadma is formed by spreading the fingers apart and turning them back one after another from the little finger, like the petals of an open lotus. It shows a full-blown lotus, the full moon, a mirror, beauty, a lake and praise.

Also written: ala padma, alapadmam, solapadma, alapallava

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Related words

Avahitthaअवहित्थDissimulation — two Alapadma hands crossed at the wrists before the chest Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Padmakoshaपद्मकोशLotus bud — fingers apart and curved, palm hollowed PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.Anjaliअञ्जलिJoined palms — salutation and reverence.

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