Chandrakala

चन्द्रकला

Sanskritchan · dra · ka · laa

aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

Digit of the moon — Suchi with the thumb released

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Chandrakala is a Suchi hand with the thumb also stretched out, so the thumb and index finger frame a crescent. It shows the crescent moon, the face, and the moon in Shiva's hair.

Also written: chandra kala, chandrakalam

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Related words

Asamyuta Hastaअसंयुत हस्तThe single-hand gestures — twenty-eight in the Abhinaya Darpana Mudraमुद्राA hand gesture that carries meaning.Ardhachandraअर्धचन्द्रHalf moon — Pataka with the thumb stretched out SuchiसूचीNeedle — the index finger raised from a closed hand PatakaपताकाThe flag — the first hand gesture every student learns.Anjaliअञ्जलिJoined palms — salutation and reverence.

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