Garuda

Eagle / Bird

Thumbs interlocked with fingers spread like wings.

how it is held

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Interlock the thumbs and spread all other fingers wide while moving the hands.

where it goes wrong

Thumbs coming apart or fingers being too close together.

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What Garuda 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.