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The Chandrakala mudra

Asamyukta Hasta

Intermediate

Chandrakala

Digit of the Moon

Similar to Suchi but with the thumb also extended out.

how it is held

  1. 01

    Form Suchi and extend the thumb out at a right angle to the index finger.

where it goes wrong

Thumb and index finger and not at a proper 90-degree angle.

Practise this mudraOpen live detection

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What Chandrakala is used to depict.

The standard usages assigned to this hand in the Abhinaya Darpana. One gesture carries many meanings; context and the rest of the body decide which.

  • 01Represents the moon
  • 02the face
  • 03or the goddess Ganga