Kurma
कूर्मSanskritSay it: koor · ma
- aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long
Tortoise — joined hands with the thumbs and little fingers bent
MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi
Meaning
Kurma is formed from Chakra-like joined hands, with the thumbs and little fingers bent at the tips to suggest the head and legs of a tortoise. It shows a tortoise, including Vishnu's tortoise incarnation.
Also written: kurma hasta, kurmam, koorma, tortoise hand