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Tamrachuda

ताम्रचूड
SanskritSay it: taam · ra · choo · ḍa
  • ṭ ḍ — t and d with the tongue tip curled back
  • aa ee oo ē ō — long vowels: hold them twice as long

The rooster — Mukula with the index finger curved

MudraBharatanatyamKuchipudiOdissi

Meaning

Tamrachuda is formed from Mukula by curving the index finger, giving the shape of a cock's head and comb. It shows a cock, a crane, a crow, a camel, a calf and writing with a pen.

Also written: tamra chuda, tamrachudam, tamracuda

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