Kapota

Pigeon

A variation of Anjali where the palms are hollowed.

how it is held

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From Anjali, touch only the tips and sides of the fingers and palms, hollowing the center.

where it goes wrong

Fingers being too stiff or palms touching at the center.

viniyoga

What Kapota 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.