Pushpaputa

Flower Casket

Two Sarpashirsha hands joined at the sides.

how it is held

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Join both Sarpashirsha (snake head) hands together by the little finger sides to form a bowl.

where it goes wrong

Gaps between the hands or losing the curve of the palms.

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What Pushpaputa 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.